I'm having trouble with ABRP acting too much like the Tesla trip planner. I like to plan my drives on the PC with ABRP, but sometimes the tool is a whiny little girl... or maybe I am. Not sure. Apologies to any whiny little girls reading this.
So I'm trying to get a route with several stops that lets me charge where I want as well as drive where I want. ABRP was showing me a preferred route that is on the main highways, which will be clogged when I'm driving. I prefer to take some lesser highways that only take an extra 15 minutes without all the bumper to bumper stuff. I can do that by clicking on one of the suggested alternate routes.
I have to charge at least once to park the car with plenty of charge at the airport. But for some reason, ABRP wants me to charge early in the drive when I have 60% on the battery still. So I opted out on that charger, and now it doesn't give me the alternate route option at all and only offers the congested route! On top of that, it doesn't end the drive at the airport with the amount I indicated. It's only off by 1%, but why would it do that? Spend another minute charging at the suggested stop, and it's all good.
I just hate when tools don't do what they should. I can't trust a tool like that. Between ABRP and the car, it really is like using a cell phone, lots of malfunctions and pretty much as much trouble as it's worth.
So I'm trying to get a route with several stops that lets me charge where I want as well as drive where I want. ABRP was showing me a preferred route that is on the main highways, which will be clogged when I'm driving. I prefer to take some lesser highways that only take an extra 15 minutes without all the bumper to bumper stuff. I can do that by clicking on one of the suggested alternate routes.
I have to charge at least once to park the car with plenty of charge at the airport. But for some reason, ABRP wants me to charge early in the drive when I have 60% on the battery still. So I opted out on that charger, and now it doesn't give me the alternate route option at all and only offers the congested route! On top of that, it doesn't end the drive at the airport with the amount I indicated. It's only off by 1%, but why would it do that? Spend another minute charging at the suggested stop, and it's all good.
I just hate when tools don't do what they should. I can't trust a tool like that. Between ABRP and the car, it really is like using a cell phone, lots of malfunctions and pretty much as much trouble as it's worth.