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  • Bo-ABRP

    Tesla Supercharging - Summer 2019 Update

    By Bo-ABRP

    (Edit 2019-08-16: Added Model 3 SR+) (Edit 2019-09-06: Added BT70) Since we last wrote about Tesla supercharging, Tesla vehicles have received quite a few software updates (as usual). Some seem to have modified the charge curves of some car models, and especially the classic Model S 85 owners have been noticing some relatively big decreases in charging power. As usual, we at ABRP have actual data thanks to our generous users who contribute it by logging in with their MyTesla accou
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  • Bo-ABRP

    A Better Routeplanner 3.3

    By Bo-ABRP

    Driving mode for Everyone! A Better Routeplanner has always been about two things to make life as an EV owner as smooth as possible: Planning at home, and following up while driving. In a Tesla, specifically with telemetry via MyTesla, the ABRP driving mode has been working smoothly, but in a mobile phone or iPad, driving mode has been absent. Now ABRP 3.3 changes that! Release highlights Driving mode, with or without telemetry. As soon as you move fast enough, ABRP will
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    ABRP 3.4 Release Notes

    By Bo-ABRP

    ABRP 3.4 - Lots of New Car Models Today we proudly release ABRP 3.4 with a bunch of improvements and new goodies! Most ABRP fans would know by now that most of these features have already been released quietly as soon as they were implemented, which is how we usually work. This new version is just to announce it properly so that you do not miss it! News: A lot of new car models, mostly in alpha stage, which means that we know approximately how they work but we need your feedbac
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    Tesla Model 3 Performance vs RWD consumption - Real Driving Data from 233 Cars

    By Bo-ABRP

    As you may already know, ABetterRouteplanner.com collects driving data from contributing users. This data is used to improve the ABRP car models (i.e. the mathematical representation of each type of car) and also, to give back to the ABRP community providing the data, to be published here in the blog! At this point, we have received a lot of Model 3 Long Range driving data, and even enough data from Model 3 Performance to draw some first conclusions on how they differ. We have 220 different
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A Better Road Trip

One of the things that makes A Better Routeplanner special is that all of us who work on the project drive EVs ourselves and use them (and A Better Routeplanner) to take road trips.  We use our own trips to debug, dream up features, and try to design the tools we want to use driving an EV. Recently we took a trip in my VW ID.4 from Texas to California and back again for a family member's wedding, and I thought it’d be informative to document the trip and how I used A Better Routeplanner (an
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Wind Influence on Tesla Model 3

We at the ABRP team are happy to share with you some insight regarding what different wind conditions have on the power consumption of vehicles in different winds. Vehicles in general are highly affected by weather conditions, and for EVs this is actually clearly visible due to the high efficiency - anything which makes it easier or hard to push the vehicle forward will - noticeably - affect consumption. An ICE car with 25-30% efficiency will see the same weather effects, the bad efficiency of t
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Privacy and data security

Test data leak from ABRP server

Yesterday (April 20th 2021) we became aware that one of our development servers - not used for the public ABRP service - had been attacked by somebody who deleted data from one of the databases and requested a ransom to give it back, or else expose it. The test database was exposed due to a human mistake. The data in the database consisted of randomly selected anonymous vehicle live data recordings. The data was collected from actual drives or charging sessions,  and contains location, spee
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Android Auto and CarPlay - State and Plans as of 23 March, 2021

With the release of Android Auto (beta) and CarPlay for A Better Routeplanner, we wanted to give you a status of what's currently working, and what's planned for each of these.  To start out with, we're pretty restricted on what we're allowed to show on the screen in CarPlay and Android Auto, and there are some technical hurdles that we've had to overcome to get these working. Common to both, we've been putting a lot of effort into improving the directions readout.  There's still a lot of w
Jason-ABRP

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Helping ABRP - Improving Car Models

We have three levels of car model confidence which we use to label the cars in the planner: Alpha - Modeled manually by us, these are generally closely matched to the EPA and WLTP range provided by the manufacturer, but won't be a perfect representation of the car. Beta - Modeled based on some real-world data. Release (no label) - Modeled based entirely on real-world data.   Live Data To move a model out of Alpha, we need real-world data, and that's where you co
Jason-ABRP

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Charging

Helping ABRP - Charge Networks

One of the most important things for the accuracy of our plans is the knowledge of Charging Stations.  To help with this knowledge, there are several ways you can help us out: Contributing to Our Charge Database Partners Most of our charger knowledge comes from a few excellent databases.  The main ones which are editable are: Supercharge.info - A community run map of supercharging locations Open Charge Map - An open source database of all types of charging locations.  Co
Jason-ABRP

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Real World Charging Data for the Bolt, Kona, Niro, Soul, and Leaf

Thanks to all who have contributed data to help improve the planner! Without you, we wouldn't be able to plan routes with such accuracy.  We've finally achieved enough data (and I finally had time to sit down and analyze it!) to produce updated real-world charging models for many of the EVs you've been providing live data. Before we start, it's important to understand that the baseline curve is a best-case curve which planner limits based on real conditions (like the charger's maximum curre
Jason-ABRP

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ABRP 3.8 Release Notes

We are celebrating that ABRP users have planned over 10 million routes with the release of ABRP 3.8! As usual, we release new features, bug fixes and car models continuously, but with ABRP 3.8 we also introduce some brand new updates: Better road speed estimates; especially for those non-interstate roads where we have been quite pessimistic about speeds (and therefore optimistic when it comes to consumption). This is now much more accurate - let us know if you still find exceptions!
Bo-ABRP

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Tesla Supercharging - Summer 2019 Update

(Edit 2019-08-16: Added Model 3 SR+) (Edit 2019-09-06: Added BT70) Since we last wrote about Tesla supercharging, Tesla vehicles have received quite a few software updates (as usual). Some seem to have modified the charge curves of some car models, and especially the classic Model S 85 owners have been noticing some relatively big decreases in charging power. As usual, we at ABRP have actual data thanks to our generous users who contribute it by logging in with their MyTesla accou
Bo-ABRP

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ABRP 3.7 Release Notes

At ABRP, we work a little bit like a certain EV manufacturer - we release new features and upgrade any time, without much announcement. (Sometimes we break things, too.) However, sometimes it is good to make an announcement of all the things which have happened so that nobody misses the new goodies. Therefore; ABRP 3.7! Next Charger: Press this nifty little button, and you will be given up to five alternatives for your next charger, including how much time each choice will add to your tr
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OBD Live Data Setup

Thanks for contributing your data to ABRP! We've added setup instruction to a page within the planner itself to simplify the setup process.  To set up live data for your car, navigate the ABRP Planner and select "Settings > Select car model > Add My Car".  You can see a comparison of the vehicles we support via OBD and other methods on our site: https://abetterrouteplanner.com/compare/livedata/ And we are happy to add more once it's possible to retrieve data via an OBD adapt
Jason-ABRP

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ABRP 3.5.2 Release Notes

ABRP 3.5.2 - Better Driving Mode and Offline Web App - And Faster Planning Today we have released ABRP 3.5.2 with major planning speed improvements, especially for new not-recently-searched routes. Even the rather slow (in many aspects) Renault Zoe plans reasonably fast for shorter routes. ABRP 3.5.1 came with a lot of improvements, as usual. Major focus of this release is to improve the experience in driving mode and offline/limited connectivity support The mission of A Better Ro
Bo-ABRP

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ABRP 3.4 Release Notes

ABRP 3.4 - Lots of New Car Models Today we proudly release ABRP 3.4 with a bunch of improvements and new goodies! Most ABRP fans would know by now that most of these features have already been released quietly as soon as they were implemented, which is how we usually work. This new version is just to announce it properly so that you do not miss it! News: A lot of new car models, mostly in alpha stage, which means that we know approximately how they work but we need your feedbac
Bo-ABRP

Bo-ABRP

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Tesla Model 3 Performance vs RWD consumption - Real Driving Data from 233 Cars

As you may already know, ABetterRouteplanner.com collects driving data from contributing users. This data is used to improve the ABRP car models (i.e. the mathematical representation of each type of car) and also, to give back to the ABRP community providing the data, to be published here in the blog! At this point, we have received a lot of Model 3 Long Range driving data, and even enough data from Model 3 Performance to draw some first conclusions on how they differ. We have 220 different
Bo-ABRP

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A Better Routeplanner 3.3

Driving mode for Everyone! A Better Routeplanner has always been about two things to make life as an EV owner as smooth as possible: Planning at home, and following up while driving. In a Tesla, specifically with telemetry via MyTesla, the ABRP driving mode has been working smoothly, but in a mobile phone or iPad, driving mode has been absent. Now ABRP 3.3 changes that! Release highlights Driving mode, with or without telemetry. As soon as you move fast enough, ABRP will
Bo-ABRP

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How to Add Your Car to ABRP

Introduction One of the questions we get fairly regularly at ABRP is if and when we will support other Electric Vehicles in the planner.  To create a model the planner can use we need two aspects defined: Driving Consumption and Charging. Once we have a model for a car, we have three markers we’ll put in the planner: Alpha – An initial model based on measurements or data by external parties, not thoroughly verified. Beta – A more mature model validated by matching to own
Bo-ABRP

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Bolt EV Consumption and Modelling

Thanks to the 5 Bolt EV drivers contributing driving data to ABRP, we’ve finally got enough data points to define our first real world consumption curve for the Chevy Bolt EV!  We can still use driving data to improve the model even further, so if you’d like to contribute your data, have a look at the instructions.  Also, if you’ve got an electric car you’d like us to support, contact myself and Bo, and we’ll run you through what we need to add the car to the planner. Much of the data comes
Bo-ABRP

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Sharing Data with ABRP

We value actual driving and charging data very highly at ABRP. We use it both to research and publish information about the efficiency and charging characteristics of Electric Vehicles, and to power our internal models of the cars for trip planning. There are several posts on this blog about the charging and consumption characteristics of Tesla Model S, X, and 3. And all of this is made possible thanks to our generous users who donate their data! Tesla vehicles are, of course, all online al
Bo-ABRP

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Tesla Model X Consumption vs Speed

Similar to the post about Model S Consumption vs Speed, there is a lot of data from Model X owners driving around with ABRP active in their browsers and logged in with MyTesla. This is data from 1.2 million driving points from 279 Model X vehicles covering 160 000 km (100 000 miles), and almost all data points are included and corrected for elevation changes: The blue points are individual power consumption samples. The yellow points are the median power consumption for each spee
Bo-ABRP

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Tesla Model S Consumption vs Speed

Thanks to generous donations of data from ABRP users driving around logged in with MyTesla, there is plenty of statistics to learn from. As of this post, there are about 2.6 Million data points logged from 487 Tesla Model S vehicles while driving 350 000 km (217 000 miles) in the ABRP database. Taking most of these data points into account, plotting them in a single chart and fitting a model to them leads to the following result: Blue points are data points, corrected for el
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ABRP Update: Automatic MyTesla Login Refresh

Finally I have managed to get automatic refreshing of tokens to MyTesla to work in ABRP. In plain English this means that once you are logged in to MyTesla in ABRP, you should never have to log in again – it should not expire. Note that ABRP still does not store your password or MyTesla email anywhere. Only a temporary key from Tesla, called a token, is stored locally in your browser. Never on our servers. The refresh is done using Teslas refresh token, which is issued when logging in th
Bo-ABRP

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Tesla Battery Charging Data from 801 Cars

Different batteries have different characteristics when it comes to charging; this goes for the various Tesla battery models too. Through the ABRP data collection by generous users, we have quite a lot of real-world data to base our models for use in the route planning, and in this post we give you some insight into the data. The data here is based on 4600 Supercharging sessions from 801 Tesla Vehicles! First of all, the battery model of a Tesla is not completely clear from the model name.
Bo-ABRP

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Hyundai Ioniq EV

Thanks to the 4 Ioniq EV drivers contributing driving data to ABRP, we’ve finally got enough data points to define our first real world consumption curve for the Ioniq EV!  We can still use driving data to improve the model even further, so if you’d like to contribute your data, have a look at the instructions.  Also, if you’ve got an electric car you’d like us to support have a look at our post detailing How to Add Your Car to ABRP. Much of the data comes from day-to-day driving, with a fe
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Links

Contact Us

Bo - Lead Developer and Tesla owner: bo@abetterrouteplanner.com

Jason - New Car Models, Developer and Bolt owner : jason@abetterrouteplanner.com

Idreams - Forums Administrator, Forums Developer and Tesla owner : idreams@abetterrouteplanner.com

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