A Better Route Planner: how to use it and how accurate is it?!
Is A Better Route Planner (ABRP) really the best EV route planner? I show you how to use it, put its predictions to the test on a motorway journey, and see just how accurate it is in the real world.
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📋 In this review
• How to use A Better Route Planner (ABRP)
• Testing ABRP’s real-world accuracy
• EV route planning for long journeys
• Motorway efficiency in the Kia e-Niro
• Eco mode vs Normal mode
• Using an Ecotricity rapid charger
• Early look at OVMS live vehicle data
• How traffic and weather affect EV range predictions
Abetterrouteplanner.com - or ABRP if you like acronyms - is an indispensable part of my toolkit as an EV driver. It’s a route finder (as the name suggests) but far more accurate than most as it takes topography into account as well as allowing you to tweak loads of options.
This video is split into two halves: the first is about how to use ABRP and the second is to test its accuracy. Unfortunately, due to roadworks, accidents (not me, thankfully), heavy rain and diversions, ABRP ended up being way off.
Since I was undertaking a motorway journey and people have commented that I shouldn’t be using Eco mode, this time I’ve used Normal mode with auto regen. Sadly, again, it’s difficult to know if it’s made any difference due to the road conditions (I wasn’t able to reach full speed for long on the motorway) but hey - I’ve edited it all so it’s here for your pleasure.
I also end up going to an Ecotricity charger. Does it work? Yes, actually. I know, I was just as amazed as you.
There’s also a tiny sneaky peek at OVMS doing its funky thang as well. A detailed video will be coming soonish!
So it’s a bit of a weird mix of things in this video - a pot pourri, one might say - but I hope you find it interesting all the same.
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