Joeri - Mr. EV Easy Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 I already have experience with my Volvo C40 and a caravan (1,500 kg), but in that case the consumption combined with the range was not displayed correctly by the car. That was (fortunately) a route I could cover on one charge. Now I am planning a route with several charging sessions, of which I would like to know the following: - I've read something about a OBD dongle. Is that recommended? - is it better to add weight to the car specs or increase consumption? - can I enter that I only want to use drive-through locations or that I don't want to use Tesla SuCs? This is in relation to uncoupling the caravan. Other tips are of course also welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katya-ABRP Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 Hi @Joeri - Mr. EV Easy, On 4/13/2023 at 2:06 PM, Joeri - Mr. EV Easy said: - I've read something about a OBD dongle. Is that recommended? Yes, but unfortunately we're still not able to support the Volvo XC40. We've got an open feature request but we're still missing the OBD commands in order to be able to interpret the data from an XC40. Link to feature request: https://abrp.upvoty.com/b/obd-requests/volvo-xc40-support You can check all supported vehicle models and live data options here: https://abetterrouteplanner.com/compare/livedata/ More information about the OBD connection: https://www.iternio.com/abrp-obd On 4/13/2023 at 2:06 PM, Joeri - Mr. EV Easy said: - is it better to add weight to the car specs or increase consumption? You can edit both but an increased consumption value will be more important as aerodynamics are more important than weight in this case. On 4/13/2023 at 2:06 PM, Joeri - Mr. EV Easy said: - can I enter that I only want to use drive-through locations or that I don't want to use Tesla SuCs? This is in relation to uncoupling the caravan. We'd love to be able to filter on trailer-/caravan-friendly charging stations but unfortunately, almost no providers/databases include this information. You can however exclude the Tesla network in your settings for 'Network preferences'. /Katya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemertje Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 Hi Katya, in the ABRP App I see at the features of the charging stations the review of possibility to drivethrough / charge with a trailer. But there is no possibility to filter 'trailer friendly' chargingstations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katya-ABRP Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 On 7/26/2023 at 7:44 PM, hemertje said: Hi Katya, in the ABRP App I see at the features of the charging stations the review of possibility to drivethrough / charge with a trailer. But there is no possibility to filter 'trailer friendly' chargingstations? Correct! At the moment we don't have enough data to provide reliable filtering /Katya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guus NL Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 Can't you use your users to provide reliable information? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goto10 Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 On 8/13/2023 at 9:47 PM, Guus NL said: Can't you use your users to provide reliable information? The option is there to rate a charging station and select if it's trailer friendly or not. Userbase is a lazy bunch though, hardly any feedback ha. I've just signed up to ABRP and will rate stations as I find them (the only 2 I've used haven't been trailer friendly) Like you I'm also towing a caravan, having some trailer data would be massively useful . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemertje Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 On 8/14/2023 at 11:29 PM, Goto10 said: The option is there to rate a charging station and select if it's trailer friendly or not. Userbase is a lazy bunch though, hardly any feedback ha. I've just signed up to ABRP and will rate stations as I find them (the only 2 I've used haven't been trailer friendly) Like you I'm also towing a caravan, having some trailer data would be massively useful . indeed, that's my goal too better to use the user information then no information at all ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katya-ABRP Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 On 8/13/2023 at 10:47 PM, Guus NL said: Can't you use your users to provide reliable information? Yes, we implemented the option for users to rate chargers and provide more information (more than we can get from CPOs, most don't even list if the place is trailer friendly). But this is still a new feature, and many chargers still don't have any ratings. /Katya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemertje Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 That's the way how it works, it has to start somewhere It started with a great idea and found his way tot the public release! When it's available users can start using it, when it's not available it's not possible The idea of these features is perfect! It only misses the option to select it to set it as parameter for your navigation Simular like the chicken and egg discussion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemertje Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 On 8/23/2023 at 11:58 AM, hemertje said: That's the way how it works, it has to start somewhere It started with a great idea and found his way tot the public release! When it's available users can start using it, when it's not available it's not possible The idea of these features is perfect! It only misses the option to select it to set it as parameter for your navigation Simular like the chicken and egg discussion @Katya-ABRP will there be a selection feature fot these new items? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemertje Posted October 25 Share Posted October 25 still no selection possible in 4.6.5? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
