By situation
Long distances across Europe: which planner to use
Crossing borders, several charging stops in a day, networks changing under you as you go.
What actually decides it
A car that takes 18 minutes from 10% to 50% can take another 25 to reach 80%. A planner that ignores this sends you to fewer, longer stops and gets the arrival time wrong in a way that compounds over a day.
How each one handles it
| Product | Models the charging curve | What the documentation says |
|---|---|---|
| A Better Routeplanner | ● Yes | States more than 1,000 data-driven EV models with range predictions. |
| Apple Maps | – Unverified | Not stated in the manufacturer documentation checked. |
| Chargemap | – Unverified | Not stated on the pages checked. |
| Chargeprice | ◐ Partly | Calculates estimated session cost for your vehicle, which implies a charging model. |
| Drive Charge Eat (our own app) | – Unverified | Arrival battery levels are shown; the underlying charge model is not documented publicly. |
| Octopus Electroverse | ○ No | Not a routing product. |
| Google Maps | ◐ Partly | Provides an estimate of charging time at each station. |
| PlugShare | ○ No | Not a routing engine. |
| Tesla in-car navigation | ● Yes | Charging times are modelled by the vehicle. |
| Zapmap | – Unverified | Not stated on the page checked. |
The honest caveat
One capability does not settle a purchase. This page sorts on models the charging curve because that is what this situation turns on, but price, platform and country coverage will rule some of the shortlist out — those are on each product's own page.