• ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net
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    7 days ago

    I just use electromaps to find the chargers. And figure out the route myself. I don’t know any reliable app to plan the whole route. Can you recommend anything?

    • bitchkat@lemmy.world
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      7 days ago

      A Better Route Planner (ABRP) is generally considered the gold standard.

      But that said 99% of the time I was using Tesla’s chargers so there is little thinking involved. But I’ve white knuckled a couple of charging stops in ND, SD, MT.

      Last summer i unfortunately got in an accident about 900 miles from home. When I went to pick up my car a few months later, I found out at my first charging stop that stupid Tesla disabled supercharging. Fortunately I had done the DIY upgrade to enable CCS charging and was relieved that they only disabled supercharging and not all DCFS.

      I managed to get home but it was painful. 5 or 6 different charging networks all with their unique issues. I often spent more time getting a charge started than I would have spent charging on a Tesla charger.

      When I got home, my local service center reenabled supercharging without having to do some HV voltage battery test at a cost of about $1600. That was not disclosed on the estimate they provided.