- Joined
- Jan 3, 2022
- Messages
- 4,744
- Reaction score
- 4,947
- Location
- Santa Clara County, CA
- Cars
- Air GT, XC40 P8 EV
- Referral Code
- 3OKY7YGA
Today I worked on planning a road trip to a somewhat remote area in the Eastern Sierras, and am wondering how many of you do it. After 13 years driving EVs, here is my strategy.
1) Use a combination of Google Maps and ABRP to arrange an initial list of destinations and the charging stations that can get me there and back.
2) Check Plugshare and each charging vendor's phone app to make sure the charging stations are mostly functional. Refine plan as needed.
3) Repeat step 2 the night before departing.
4) While enroute, before leaving a charging station, check the next charging station's phone app again to make sure the next location is still operational.
I tried using Plugshare today for trip planning, and while it could draw lines on a map, it didn't predict where I would need to charge, and seemed to be happy to route me to a place I could not return from due to insufficient charge. I was a little surprised by this, lacking the main functionality of an EV trip planner.
1) Use a combination of Google Maps and ABRP to arrange an initial list of destinations and the charging stations that can get me there and back.
2) Check Plugshare and each charging vendor's phone app to make sure the charging stations are mostly functional. Refine plan as needed.
3) Repeat step 2 the night before departing.
4) While enroute, before leaving a charging station, check the next charging station's phone app again to make sure the next location is still operational.
I tried using Plugshare today for trip planning, and while it could draw lines on a map, it didn't predict where I would need to charge, and seemed to be happy to route me to a place I could not return from due to insufficient charge. I was a little surprised by this, lacking the main functionality of an EV trip planner.