ABRP is cautious. I have an e-Niro and always arrive with more charge than ABRP reckons, even though I have already customized the consumption to 170 kWh/100 @ 110 km/h.

So IMO you will easily get what ABRP says you will and then some.

 

I'd agree.

When I planned my last long trip it forecast 13% battery remaining, but we actually ended up with 19%, and didn't quite leave with 100% charge.

 

That's good to know, thanks. I thought ABRP was being too optimistic regarding cold weather driving. Maybe the thing here is that the car on Youtube didn't feature the heat pump. I've just realized if I select an ID3 with no heat pump on ABRP the consumption in cold weather rises significantly, being quite close to that on the Youtube tests. Is a heat pump actually so effective?

 

You can connect obd 2 dongle with ABRP to increase accuracy. Of course, wind speed and weather cannot be measured accurately, so the algorithm would keep a buffer.

 

As others have implied: it doesn't matter how accurate ABRP is initially. You can customise it with your own figures, something you are comfortable you can manage.

Or even use the OBDII reader for "live" link.

 

That's a great feature once you have the car. But I'm still in the decision phase, so I need to manage average figures to decide wether or not I can live with an EV.

 

So, that's my question. I'm considering a 77kwh ID3/Cupra Born. I've been using A Better Route Planner in order to find out the real range of the car. For those of you who also use this website/app and already own an EV, how accurate do you think the consumption figures are?
What are your thoughts on the app's accuracy?

The consumption estimate accuracy varies by car, as some cars are well characterized and some are less so.

I'm aware of several other issues, such as not taking density/altitude into account. Doesn't matter much if you are near sea level, of course. But a noticeable sized error in Colorado, as the air is much thinner. Caravans aka RV trailers are not handled correctly. Significant only if you need to tow something. And charging stop times are often just wrong.

I've never seen, much less driven an ID3. Not being sold in the USA. So I can have no opinion on the accuracy of this specific car.

As a general comment, ABRP usually seems conservative. I usually do better in the Audi e-tron than estimated when using the stock consumption number.

 

February 2022 thread.

I'd guess he has decided by now!

 

In my experience if you drive at above the speed limit slightly, it will be accurate. If you drive below or at, it is pessimistic, and will have you arriving at each charger a little higher than estimated. On the flip side, the charging times are somewhat optimistic, especially for the ID.3 where it seems to assume a pre-heated battery - the ID.3 and Born do not have any battery pre-heat function for rapids yet (maybe coming in v3.5, but no guarantee.) However there the optimism only costs a few minutes so it's not a big deal.

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