As per the title, which route planning apps do people use for their EV Journeys?

 

Which do you avoid?

 

And the obvious why. 👍

For looking at charging locations:

Octopus electroverse for checking compatible chargers, it covers quite a few networks. Can also make it display all chargers and filter by 6 chargers.

I then use Zapmap for a closer look, mainly comments for reliability. Problem with Zapmap is that it hides multiple charger filter behind a paywall. I would not consider single charger locations nowadays.

 

For route planning:

ABRP is great for those longer trips with multiple stops and return trips. I set it on the pessimistic side and get a rough idea where I need to charge.

 

When driving, I just use in car satnav, it will tell me very accurate arrival SoC %. I enter do all the stops up to planned charger. Keep an eye on arrival SoC % and don't need to worry about anything else.

If planning multi-day trip, I'd plan my charging to be in the morning if at all possible so superchargers are almost guaranteed to have available stalls. Also gives opportunity to try local slow chargers overnight. But take the hit of slower charging speed due to less ideal battery temperature.

I drive near the South Mimms service regularly. It's a busy supercharging site. I often notice it gets super busy from late morning and onwards, 2-3 free stalls if lucky at a 12 stall location. But in the morning it usually have more than 6 stalls available, easily get a charge.

16 hours ago, cheezemonkhai said:

As per the title, which route planning apps do people use for their EV Journeys?

 

Which do you avoid?

 

And the obvious why. 👍

 

Google map but also regularly press the alternative routes icon and then pick shorter routes which may be a few minutes longer but are miles shorter. 

Some people even claim the longer journey, unscrupulous.  Google and other routeplanner will direct the longer way round even if many miles further but just a couple of minutes less. Tomtom use to be good a offering good alternates but traffic avoidance seems best in Google maps to me. 

 

8 hours ago, lol-lol said:

 

Google map but also regularly press the alternative routes icon and then pick shorter routes which may be a few minutes longer but are miles shorter. 

Some people even claim the longer journey, unscrupulous.  Google and other routeplanner will direct the longer way round even if many miles further but just a couple of minutes less. Tomtom use to be good a offering good alternates but traffic avoidance seems best in Google maps to me. 

 

None of those offer charger planning do they?

14 minutes ago, cheezemonkhai said:

None of those offer charger planning do they?

 

seems to in the Zoe version though I never charge at public chargers so have not tested if right up to date, only charge at destination charges at my offices or clients or at home.