u/usual_layer

I am planning my first big road trip with ABRP, as a first time EV owner. I have premium and all the things but few things I cannot figure out.

I have an ID4 from 2022. I added the car into the app, and got a OBD BLE dongle to use live data.

I will be going from Netherlands to Italy. I want to make the app use only Tesla Superchargers, I added it as a preferred network and added it to favorites but it keeps suggesting other networks. I do not mind if the route is different or a bit longer as long as it uses the Tesla Superchargers, how do I force it to navigate me to my destination via Tesla Superchargers?

When using the app with Apple CarPlay, the map is super zoomed in, when I try to zoom out and continue driving it resets to zoomed in mode, is there a setting or way to change this? Or is it better on Android Auto, I have an Android phone I could use if needed.

Main reason I want to use Tesla Supercharger network is because it is cheapest and also from what I read the most reliable in Germany/Italy as some other ones might not work or are broken and so forth.

I am trying to make a box to fit inside this IKEA Billy shelf, I want to make it out of acrylic or whatever and seal the edges with caulk as I will put my cat water bowl inside it, the cat likes to splash water around while drinking.

How do I measure what size the box should be to fit inside? I tried it once with 3mm wood and lasercutting it but it did not fit at the end, what is the best way to go to measure it? I tried measuring it with a ruler/measure tape but it was off..

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IKEA shares the size of the Billy shelf but not sure how to take into account the thickness of the shelf walls

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I will be visiting Hamburg on a weekend for a day, and was wondering which car parking garage I should use close to the center of Hamburg.

I’ll be driving an electric car, so if there is a charger I could also use to charge while parked that would be great

I looked at a few in Google Maps but they have pretty bad reviews and cars being broken into problems. Is street parking safer? Or a hotel parking lot? Any recommendations are welcome!

Doing my first long drive with my new (to me) EV. A VW ID4 from 2022 with 77kWh battery. I am driving from the North of Netherlands, leaving the house with a 100% battery heading for Hamburg, I have used ABRP and various apps, to figure out where I need to stop to charge, but not sure which option I should go with.

Option A: Stop close to Bremen with 48% and charge at a Fastned charger (I get a discount on this from work so its pretty cheap at €0.49/kWh), recharge until 65% and continue to Hamburg. Is stopping to recharge with fast charger at 48% bad? This is the safest option I feel comfortable with, but I do not want to take it just to "feel secure"

Option B: Stop at Ionity Ostetal Sud, with 14% and charge to 44% then continue to Hamburg, this one is more expensive, as I do not get a discount on Ionity chargers and it costs €0.60/kWh per the Electroverse card. Though it makes arrive with 14%.. which worries me what if I dont make it or if the charger doesnt work.

Anyone who has done a long roadtrip in Germany (mainly to Hamburg?) any recommendation on which option, or an alternative option that is cheaper/better?