Compared to the updates of other OTA systems, the first OTA update for my RisingAuto R7 focuses more on adding new features since RISINGOS, the in-car system, itself is rather stable – which is really impressive! This update brings more support for highway navigation assistance in more cities, and adds apps like MiGu Quick Tour and AiQu Ting, among other updates that I won’t describe. Let me talk about the function that I find really great – the in-car energy supplement planning. Today, let’s discuss “In-car Energy Supplement Planning” – What & Why & How.
[What] What is in-car energy supplement planning?
For electric car owners like us, the biggest hassle is to plan where to charge along the way. It requires us to refer to lots of data, such as the total distance, the car’s actual range based on experience, and the charging locations of service stations along the way. In the absence of available parking spaces at a service station, we even need to find the nearest charging station by ourselves, which is quite time-consuming and exhausting. The automatic “energy supplement planning” launched by RisingAuto is to synchronize the locations of charging stations along the navigation route before departure, and automatically plan the route to the charging station based on the remaining mileage of the car. This is the benefit of energy supplement planning.
[Why] Why do we need in-car energy supplement planning?
As mentioned earlier, the first benefit of energy supplement planning on the in-car system is to make it easier. We can hand over all the time and energy costs of calculating data to the in-car system, and as car owners, we only need to refer and make decisions. The second benefit is that, since the car system is a computer system, it may be more direct and accurate in calculating the remaining driving range of the car and the real-time information on charging stations along the way. In the vast majority of cases, the in-car system’s energy supplement planning is more appropriate than the path planned by ourselves. It saves time, manpower, improves efficiency and accuracy, which is the significance of RisingAuto OTA’s “In-car Automatic Energy Supplement Planning”. By the way, there is also the “Smart Charging” function launched at the same time that can show nearby charging stations with available slots and current electricity prices on the screen, which works miraculously together with energy supplement planning.
How to Use Energy Supplement Planning?
It’s simple. When setting navigation on the car, just click “Add energy supplement along the way”. The navigation system will automatically match the locations where you need to charge on this route. I tried to search a 300km highway that I drove on, and the charging plan that popped up was basically the same as the actual situation. Moreover, each charging interval will be controlled to about 85% of the remaining power, leaving a reserve of power in case of emergency.
In my opinion, endurance and power are the essence of electric vehicles, while more efficient and convenient energy supplements are a compulsory course for electric vehicles. Energy supplement planning is a measure to improve “efficiency”! Therefore, I think that energy supplement planning is the most meaningful feature for Feiteng’s upgrade in this OTA. What do you think?
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