ABRP Relaunches With Fresh Design and New EV Tools

A Better Route Planner relaunched its website this week with a fresh look and some new stuff worth checking out.

The most notable addition is an EV Comparison tool where you can throw up to three EVs side by side and compare things like range, battery size, and peak DC charging speeds. Nothing groundbreaking but it’s a clean way to look at the numbers in one place.

The rest of ABRP is pretty much what you’d expect if you’ve used it before. Trip planning, route sharing, a decent free tier. Premium is where the good stuff lives though, live traffic and weather, CarPlay and Android Auto, Apple Watch support, better charger filters. $5 a month or $50 a year.

The new site also has a few fun details if you poke around. The R2 is front and center on the homepage, and the VW iD.Every1 shows up too, which makes sense given it’ll be among the first VW vehicles to run Rivian’s software stack from the RV Tech joint venture.

Rivian acquired ABRP back in June 2023, so the continued polish makes sense.

Honestly if you’re a Rivian owner your vehicle already covers most of what ABRP does. But if you’re the type who wants to see live battery temps mid fast charge or just likes having more data at your fingertips, it’s a handy companion app. Worth a look at the new site at minimum.