Adding EV Charging Stations & Optimized Routing to OSRM

[Puzzling762]

Hi OSRM team,

I’m interested in contributing to OSRM as part of Google Summer of Code (GSoC) and wanted to check if integrating EV charging station routing would be a valuable addition.

Proposed Idea
While OpenStreetMap (OSM) already has EV charging station data (amenity=charging_station), OSRM currently doesn’t incorporate it into routing. I’d like to work on:

Incorporating EV charging stations into OSRM’s routing engine, allowing EV-specific route planning.
Modifying the car.lua profile to factor in battery range, prioritizing charging stations when necessary.
Adding real-time charging station availability (if possible) by integrating external datasets.
Displaying EV charging stations on the frontend map, helping users plan routes efficiently.
Questions for the Community
Has there been any previous work on EV-specific routing within OSRM?
Would this align with OSRM’s roadmap and GSoC project scope?
Are there any known challenges in modifying OSRM to support EV routing?
I’d love to hear your thoughts on this and get some guidance before submitting a GSoC proposal. Looking forward to your feedback!

Thanks,
Puzzling762!