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SoC and Estimated SoC on Arrival with TRONITY acts up if ABRP is forced to recalculate route

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 Jesper Nielsen

When setting up ABRP to set up a route home I very often disagree with the planned route because it often makes no sense. But if I refuse to make a turn to follow the directions because the route is stupid. Then SoC goes back to latest reported status and estimated SoC completely goes array. The navigation recalculates but not SoC and estm. SoC completely fails.

  • 2024-04-16 -
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Linda

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Linda

Hi Jesper
Can you add a link to a plan don't make sense to you so we can look at it.

SoC and Estimated SoC on Arrival with TRONITY acts up if ABRP is forced to recalculate route

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Jesper Nielsen

Yes, any route going to Randers or north of it like this one.
The problem is in Pindstrup ABRP wants me to turn left towards Kamstrup and on to Syvveje, turn right onto Eneltoftvej until I hit the roundabout at Assentoft and then turn left onto route 16.
The correct route is driving straight through Pindstrup and continue to route 16 and stay on that. The difference is on the direct route I pass through Auning town. The route are exactly the same length and ABRP calculations say they take the amount of time. Only they definitely do not. The roads from Pindstrup through Kastrup and Syvveje are narrow and often mucked up, so you cannot drive at the speed limit at all. So it is slower, more annoying and makes no sense.
Only way I can force ABRP to calculate the correct route is by adding Auning as a waypoint.
I have several other experiences with not well planned routes. My conclusion so far is ABRP tries to avoid larger towns or cities not specifically asked for at all costs. So it will quite happily send me on a massive detour around Aarhus even backtracking to get on the highway if I try to navigate home from southern Aarhus.
You need to add a toggle then to avoid cities or not. If that is the case.

SoC and Estimated SoC on Arrival with TRONITY acts up if ABRP is forced to recalculate route
SoC and Estimated SoC on Arrival with TRONITY acts up if ABRP is forced to recalculate route
SoC and Estimated SoC on Arrival with TRONITY acts up if ABRP is forced to recalculate route
SoC and Estimated SoC on Arrival with TRONITY acts up if ABRP is forced to recalculate route

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Jesper Nielsen

I will add another route planning from 14 days ago
I was visiting my son at Grøndalsvej, 8260 Viby J and asked ABRP to plan the trip home in order to test estimated SoC. this was at Saturday night, when traffic is low.
Please disregard the alternate route suggested in the screenshots. It did not offer any alternatives to backtracking south to get on the motorway at that point in time.
I would never ever consider that detour to get home. Even at peak hours the motorway is a poor suggestion due to congestion. At peak hours the easiest route is towards Aarhus via Skanderborgvej, turn left on ringgaden (Ring 1 - Not ring 2 - Ringvejen) follow that all the way to Grenaavej, turn left via Grenaavej. And stay on that road until the Skødstrup motorway junction where you get on the motorway. From there navigation is correct.
But at night the fastest shortest route is towards Aarhus via Skanderborgvej, turn right at Marselisborg Boulevard , drive via Marselisborg Boulevard and turn left on to Strandvejen. Drive via Strandvejen through Spanien, Dynkarken, Havnegade, Kystvejen and Skovvejen and drive on to Grenaavej and follow Grenaavej to the Skødstrup motorway junction and drive on to Djurslandsmotorvejen.
How do I decide which route to choose?
I use a mix between fastest, shortest and most economical planning. I don’t care how fast I drive, but when I arrive at the destination and how much charge I spent to get there.
When I look at ABRP’s planning it does neither. It just seems to avoid cities at all cost. My problem is, that my confidence in ABRP’s route planning for when I want to go somewhere, where I don’t know the correct route myself, is very low. And the fact when I reroute by myself, then SoC and estimated SoC goes out the window immediately.
I am not particularly happy about it. My soul reasoning for using ABRP is Estimated State of Charge upon arrival and planning of charge stops on longer journeys. I have no less that 3 free navigation apps at my disposal in my BMW i3S (4 if I count Waze) Apple Maps, Google Maps and BMW Navigation. I pay a fee for both ABRP and TRONITY.
Only reason I am still here is your willingness to improve and listen.
BTW I contacted OK chargers and asked them to provide status data to ABRP on their chargers. They have responded and will contact you. ( This is another one of my gripes- ABRP being unwilling to navigate to OK fast chargers regardless how much I try to force it to. )

SoC and Estimated SoC on Arrival with TRONITY acts up if ABRP is forced to recalculate route
SoC and Estimated SoC on Arrival with TRONITY acts up if ABRP is forced to recalculate route
SoC and Estimated SoC on Arrival with TRONITY acts up if ABRP is forced to recalculate route
SoC and Estimated SoC on Arrival with TRONITY acts up if ABRP is forced to recalculate route
SoC and Estimated SoC on Arrival with TRONITY acts up if ABRP is forced to recalculate route
SoC and Estimated SoC on Arrival with TRONITY acts up if ABRP is forced to recalculate route

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Linda

To see why we select these routes I need the link to the plans. So please add the links.

SoC and Estimated SoC on Arrival with TRONITY acts up if ABRP is forced to recalculate route

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Jesper Nielsen

I can’t make sense on how ABRP plans routes?
I think it is about avoiding cities and or towns.