RickLightning
Well-known member
I didn't say to use PlugShare to plan a route, I said to use ABRP to plan a route and to use PlugShare to verify status of the chargers.Re RickLightning suggestion to use PlugShare to plan a route, I guess my Teslas have spoiled me. I just want to get in and drive. Then charge when I need to. Does Plugshare know that I may have a 20 mph headwind, hard rain, and hills? A cold snap?
The Ford navigation will take into account weather and hills. Weather (HA!) you like how it does that or not, is up to you.
ABRP isn't live, but when you plan a trip in it it uses weather for that time of year. You can see this by planning a trip on 7/1 and then redoing it on 2/1, and you'll see more charging. ABRP has a premium version that costs $5 a month or $50 a year that pulls in more live stuff. I've never had a reason to pay for it.
If people are driving vehicles of any type, and they can't figure out that a 20mph headwind means you're driving 90 instead of 70 and are going to gulp fuel and should slow down, they shouldn't go on trips. We took a big trip in October, and hit that exact situation (rain too), and had no high speed options. I slowed to 50, and was able to make our hotel with some to spare, but until there are chargers every 50 miles that's not always doable.
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