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Interval stops

Hi - The route planner feature I have most needed in 7 years of bev driving, and which none seem to support, is to be able to set a maximum time and distance between charge stops. eg 2 hours or 200 miles whichever comes first. The planner should schedule charger stops around these constraints - ie plan a stop at whichever of the two constraints will be reached first on a given route.

This fits better with the way most experienced bev drivers operate:

  • charge whenever we stop

  • we all have different lengths of time we can manage before needing a stop

  • we choose the battery range we are comfortable operating in - the no. of miles chosen is a proxy for this. In my case 200 miles is approx 60%, keeping me in the 20-80% range.

Hope this is useful!

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  • ABRP User #1458766

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    Nov 10, 2025

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    Merged request

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    Driving intervals before charging

    It would be nice to support programming for instance 2 hours driving intervals on long trips.

  • Mark Hewitt

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    Jun 28, 2025

    Agree with this. Both for myself and especially with kids in the car; 90 mins is the maximum practical distance. Whether the car needs charging or not. Even if that means getting on an AC charger when stopped, or even not charging at all.

  • Bruce Smith

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    Jun 27, 2025

    Obviously I meant 200 miles or *3* hours whichever comes first - not 2 hours! I don’t typically drive at 100mph!