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What do app you use to plan out a road trip? And how accurate are they? (self.electricvehicles)

submitted 4 hours ago by Sequentialsilence to c/[email protected]

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I’m planning a road trip in January with my sister and this will be the first long road trip I’ve taken in my car. I know we will have to stop a couple times, and I’m just trying to plot out our path.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 minutes ago

I've taken a look at PlugShare and it seems like a good source for looking at charging stations along your path.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

A Better Route Planner if you're unwilling to use Google Maps and do some math

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I've heard ABRP is pretty good. What are some of your favourite features over other apps/methods?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 hours ago

My only other method has been traditionally to use Google maps' "search on the way" feature while also letting it know I drive an EV, it's actually really good at knowing what chargers and connector types are where, and if it's in the EVGO (maybe also Electrify America, can't remember) network you can actually see the number available ahead of time

ABRP will automatically do all of the "where is an open charger with my connector" for you, as well as help estimate the range of your vehicle, adapting as you drive and update it. I used it for a couple of years before I got used to how my car worked, now I do the planning myself because it's worth saving the cash with how infrequently I use the app

Basically it comes down to the questions: do you confidently know about how far you can drive in your current vehicle & do you want to find chargers ahead of time manually or make an app do it?