Capability
Accounts for elevation: which EV planners do it
Does it know the route climbs?
Why this one matters
A mountain pass costs range on the way up and returns some on the way down. Flat-earth routing is survivable in the Netherlands and not in the Alps.
Product by product
| Product | Verdict | What the documentation says |
|---|---|---|
| A Better Routeplanner | – Unverified | Widely assumed and not stated on the pages checked. |
| Apple Maps | – Unverified | Not stated in the documentation checked. |
| Chargemap | – Unverified | Not stated on the pages checked. |
| Chargeprice | ○ No | Out of scope for the product. |
| Drive Charge Eat (our own app) | ● Yes | States it adjusts for elevation and terrain. |
| Octopus Electroverse | ○ No | Not a routing product. |
| Google Maps | ● Yes | Battery prediction is stated to analyse elevation changes. |
| PlugShare | ○ No | Not a routing engine. |
| Tesla in-car navigation | – Unverified | Not separately stated in the owner documentation checked. |
| Zapmap | – Unverified | Not stated on the page checked. |
The gaps in this row
We could not confirm accounts for elevation for A Better Routeplanner, Apple Maps, Chargemap, Tesla in-car navigation, Zapmap from their own documentation on 2026-08-19. That is a gap in our checking, not proof the feature is missing, and it is marked rather than filled in.
What to do with this
If you need routing that knows the road climbs, the shortlist is Drive Charge Eat and Google Maps. If you do not, ignore this page — a capability you have no use for is not an advantage.