Typically these days, when you get in a modern car, there are two ways you can interact with the infotainment system: via phone projection (Apple CarPlay and Android Auto) or via the native infotainment software. Generally speaking, since auto manufacturers aren’t very good at making software, most native infotainment experiences stink, and that’s one of the main reasons why phone projection has become so popular.
But things are different with EVs. As I’ve written about before, good route planning requires access to real-time vehicle data such as battery capacity, state of charge, temperature, energy consumption (which is affected by factors like vehicle speed and climate control settings), tire pressure, etc… Your phone doesn’t have access to this real-time data, making Apple CarPlay and Android Auto ill-suited for accurate route planning.
