CHARGING RESERVATION AND ROUTE PLANNING WITH LOAD BALANCING

A method includes determining that at least two charging stops are projected to be required to complete travel along a planned route and determining a reachable first charging stop, within a first predefined proximity of the planned route. The method also includes determining one or more second charging stops, within a second predefined proximity of the planned route and reachable from the first charging stop, and for each second charging stop, determining a minimum charge required to reach a respective second charging stop. The method additionally includes determining which of the second charging stops are achievable, based on the minimum vehicle charge required and whether the minimum vehicle charge can be achieved through charging at the first charging stop. The method further includes reserving charging at the first charging stop and modifying the planned route to include stops at the first charging stop and the selected achievable second charging stop.