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Individual naming of waypoints / audio waypoints
As ABRP refuses waypoint numbers or letters by concept, it would be very helpful, if waypoints could be named individually. And - before reaching a waypoint, the name / text individually stored should be verbally announced. I use this function in another app (motorcycle navigation) and it is extremely helpful, as it enables users to make audio bookmarks along the route (i.e. a hint, where the small type 2 charger is hidden), or when you pass an excellent café along the route, a historic comment to the region…
Suggestions for Improvements to ABRP Premium – Apple CarPlay and VW Id.Light
Suggestions for Improvements to ABRP Premium – Apple CarPlay and VW ID. Light Hello, dear ABRP team, I use ABRP Premium in my VW ID.4 GTX (model year 2025) via Apple CarPlay in conjunction with an OBD dongle. I’m very satisfied with the charging planning, the live battery data, and the updates on available charging ports. However, there are two features I’d still like to see: Voice prompts for detours around traffic jams: When ABRP automatically recalculates a route based on traffic conditions, a brief voice prompt would be very helpful. Currently, the route changes without me even noticing. Support for VW ID. Light: It would be great if ABRP’s turn-by-turn directions could also be displayed via the ID. Light LED strip in the Volkswagen, similar to the original VW navigation system. With these two improvements, ABRP would be nearly the perfect navigation solution for electric vehicles for me. Thank you very much for continuing to develop this app!
Feature request
ABRP report User reports (original wording): "Hello ABRP Team, I'd like to suggest a feature that I believe would significantly improve the Android Auto experience for electric vehicle drivers, especially during long-distance trips. 1. Display Charging Station Brands Directly on tDisplay Charging Station Brands Directly on the Map When navigating along a planned route, I would like to see the names or logos of charging networks (such as ZES, Eşarj, Trugo, etc.) directly on the Android Auto map, without having to tap on each charging station individually. This would make it much easier to identify available charging options at a glance while driving. 2. One-Tap Access to Charging Stations Along the Route I suggest adding a dedicated "Charging Stations Along Route" button to the Android Auto interface. With a single tap, this button would display a list of upcoming charging stations, including: - Charging network name or brand - Driving distance from the current location (e.g., 5 km, 12 km) - Charging power (e.g., 60 kW, 180 kW) - Real-time charger availability, if available - Additional detour distance required to reach the station 3. Filter Stations Based on the Actual Route and Direction of Travel This is probably the most important part of my suggestion. Currently, when using the "Nearby Chargers" feature, the app also displays charging stations that are behind the vehicle or located in areas unrelated to the planned route. Although these stations may be geographically close, they are not necessarily useful during an ongoing journey. When navigation is active, I would prefer to see only charging stations ahead of my current position, either directly along my route or accessible with a reasonable detour. Ideally: - Charging stations already passed should be excluded. - Stations unrelated to the current route should not appear. - Stations should be sorted by actual driving distance along the route, rather than driving distance along the route, rather than straight-line distance. - Any additional detour distance should be clearly displayed. - Selecting a station should allow it to be added to the active navigation route as a charging or rest stop with a single tap. 4. Real-Life Use Case Imagine driving on a highway during a long trip without having planned a charging stop in advance. At some point, I decide to take a break and possibly charge my vehicle. Instead of searching the map, tapping individual charger icons, or interacting with my phone, I simply tap the "Charging Stations Along Route" button on Android Auto. I would see something like this: - 5 km ahead — ZES — 180 kW — Directly on route - 12 km ahead — Trugo — 180 kW — 1 km detour - 24 km ahead — Eşarj — 120 kW — Directly on route I could then immediately decide, "There's a ZES station 5 km ahead. Let's stop there." 5. Main Goal: Simpler and Safer Charging Decisions While Driving My main expectation is to be able to quickly identify relevant charging stations ahead of me, without unnecessary information about stations behind me or outside my route. I believe this feature would make ABRP even more practical for everyday EV driving, especially when drivers want to make spontaneous charging or rest stops rather than planning every stop in advance. It would also help minimize screen interactions and distractions while driving. Thank you for considering this suggestion. I really appreciate the work your team is doing to improve EV navigation, and I hope this feature can be considered for a future update. Best regards"
Search by direct payment
Need to search by 1) direct payment credit card and 2) direct payment debit card.
Base map style options
It would be great to have base-map styles which are more inline with the modern Google or Apple Maps in color and contrast. It could be an awful amount of work in customizing these, but I would guess there are open source alternatives.
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Charging Rate: Charging Network+
Hello! I'm missing the Ladeverbund+ plan in the charging rates. In my case, the provider is solid GmbH. Since that plan isn't available, I'm not seeing the cheapest charging option. Best regards
Add links to interesting points in the map...
When I search a charger, only set the filter to i.e. “restaurant” is too unsafe for me. Is it open today, is it good? So at the moment, I do nearly always use Google Maps in parallel to verify, what kind of food is offered, what are the open times, how ist it rated? Wouldn’t it be helpful to set (Google) links in the map to the café, bakery…
A better route is available…
Can I switch this permanently off? Good idea, but for me it did not turn out to be helpful - on the contrary, it nerves! When I plan a scenic route, which might not be the best / fastest / economic / shortest route, I do this intentionally, and do not want to be bothered by such proposals - especially not if they turn up again and again and again… .
Why do I often use a second charger app to find a chargerß
I usually use AC type 2 chargers. There are quite often much more “hidden” than a CCS DC Hogh power charger. So whenever I reach at a charger, and try to locate it on the last 20 meters (often hidden behind a hedge, parking car…) and I try to zoom in with ABRP (zooming is nearly impossible / not usable on Apple CarPlay) directly on the phone, orientate where I am, ABRP jumps back to normal view - too fast for me to orientate and find the charger. And you don’t want to cancel the running navigation, it often happened, that I used another charger app for the last 20 meters. Strange isn’t it? That could be improved! At least the fall time should be longer, and rotating the phone should rotate the map to help me find the (hidden) charger.
Search stored routes by name, text...
It would be very helpful to be able to find saved routes by a keyword, text, place, country, date…
Group saved routes in paths/folders/projects
If you have many stored routes, it can be annoying to scroll through all of them to find it. Much better organisation would be, to be able to store in folders/groups/projects. I.e. komoot app allows to group in collections. Such collections can contain a complete holiday round trip over multiple days, which can all be shown in an overview map… . Very appreciable…
Why am I often >not< using ABRP for navigation....
On longer trips on not known routes, you’ll never really know how far you will get! Not even with ABRP (road works , traffic jams, weather…). So very often, I plan a charger, which I will reach 100%, and often plan another one, which I’d like to reach to have few charging stops and use the full range. Sometimes maybe a third one in between, if really uncertain. So, during driving, I’ll check with what SoC I’ll reach the first and alternatively with what SoC I’ll reach the next planned charger. >ABRP really helps me with that information! And this is the problem with ABRP. It often forces me to stop (sometimes dangerous…), delete the waypoint… - just to skip an unnecessary charger. On a motorway this is usually no problem, as ABRP skip automatically after a few moments and you just go straight on. Inside a town, you need a proper navigation for the further route >at once<!
Show favourite chargers on the map in i.e. blue or as filter
If you study people charging behaviour in their wider region around their home, it turns out, that on similar routes nearly always the same chargers are being used although nowadays there are usually many chargers along the route. This preference has many reasons. A good navigation system should offer the user not to over flood the screen with dozens of chargers, the user actually does not prefer to use, but should be able to show only favorite chargers, or show the favorite chargers in another colour, in ABRP i.e. in blue. The favourite’s button filter should be on the home screen. For what else is it good for, to mark favourite chargers?. ABRP obviously does very often NOT prefer these.