BC Hydro EV

Name: BC Hydro EV
Rating: 4.25 (1167 reviews)
Author: British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority

By: British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority

Ready to power your EV journey

Features & Capabilities

The BC Hydro EV public charging network has 800+ charging ports at 170+ locations in B.C.— and we’re growing. Use our BC Hydro EV app to charge your vehicle at our chargers, plus other networks across North America. With our app, you can:

Find our nearest charger
Check real time charger availability
Activate your charge
Get charging notifications and track your charging history
Pay for your charge and set up auto-reload
Order and manage RFID cards to use at the chargers
Set up your favourite chargers

Get started today

Download the BC Hydro EV app
Add funds with your credit card, Apple Pay/Google Pay
Or pay on the go with your credit card: no account necessary

We’ve partnered with one of North America’s leading charging network providers, to deliver the best charging experience for our customers.

Love our app? Let us know and leave us a review.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Energy Navigation & Mapping Payments

By:

British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority

Downloads:

63,705 413

Rating:

4.25

(1,167) 16 new ratings

Version:

3.5.3 Last updated: 2026-04-20

Version code:

1661269162

Creation date:

2019-03-11

Publisher country:

Permissions:

android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION Very high risk
android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION Very high risk
android.permission.CAMERA Very high risk
android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE Very high risk
android.permission.ACTION_MANAGE_OVERLAY_PERMISSION High risk
android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE High risk
android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW High risk
android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE High risk
com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID Moderate risk
android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID Low risk

Size:

63.84MB

Email:

ev*****@bchydro.com

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Google Play Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-14

Compare stats and ranking:

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# 260,695 ▲ 2,628

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Developed by:

British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority

Google Play Store

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bchydro.bchydroev

Email:

ev*****@bchydro.com

Website:

https://ev.bchydro.com

User Reviews

Users appreciate BC Hydro EV app for its affordable charging prices and helpful charger location features. However, common complaints include slow and unreliable app performance, pre-funded wallet system instead of direct billing, poor UI experience especially after updates, and slow chargers often placed in inconvenient or unsafe locations. Users also find unnecessary app notifications irritating. Overall, while the app provides a useful service with competitive pricing, it requires improvements in reliability, payment flexibility, UI design, and charger infrastructure to enhance user satisfaction.

Pros

Good pricing compared to competitors, offering much cheaper charging rates.
App provides location and availability of chargers, helpful for planning trips.
Reliable charging stations overall, with good repair and maintenance reported by some users.
Clean and fairly easy-to-use interface once initial issues are resolved.
Helpful customer support with advice and RFID card options to simplify charging.

Cons

App requires preloaded wallet funds rather than direct credit card payments, which is inconvenient and may lead to unused balances.
App is slow to connect to charging stations and unreliable in reporting charging status or progress.
Multiple users report poor user experience after updates, with UI elements hard to access and app not functioning properly with Android Auto.
Charging stations are often slow (mostly 50kW), located in high crime or inconvenient places, and lacking higher amperage input for faster charging.
App sends unnecessary notifications irrelevant to user's location and needs, leading to annoyance.

Recent reviews

Have been using their chargers for 4 years. I now try to use them as little as possible because I'm tired of having to tell people there is lineup and you at 45 or 50 or 58 minutes. By hydro doesn't care otherwise they would implement something in the software that could easily deal with this problem but instead they want to make the charging situation as stressful as possible.

Da*****, 2025-01-09

stopped chàrging after 10 minutes . it was only 24% chàrge on the battery . I got $12 charges for Idle fee ɓecause i removed my car after 30 minutes . I guess the charger was not working properly. I was not aware i have to stày inside the car even its cold. Not happy with their customer service.