Hyundai IONIQ 5 vs. Tesla Model 3 vs. Tesla Model Y - San Francisco to L.A.

Start by choosing the vehicles you want to compare. The tool supports up to three cars at a time. Use the search field at the top of each column to find a specific make and model. Results are sorted by manufacturer, then by year, so it's easy to find the exact variant you're looking for.

Each column immediately shows the key specs for that vehicle: battery capacity, WLTP range, fast charging speed, curb weight, and more. Even without planning a route, this gives you a clean side-by-side view of how the cars stack up on paper.

You can swap a vehicle out at any time by clicking the column header and searching for a different model. If you've already planned a route, the new car is automatically added to the comparison, no need to recalculate manually.

This is where the comparison gets interesting. Click "Plan a Route" to open the route modal and enter your origin, destination, departure time, and weather conditions.

For example, you might plan a trip from San Francisco to Los Angeles on a winter morning. The tool will calculate the optimal route for each vehicle simultaneously, factoring in elevation changes along the way, the available charger networks, and the unique charging curve of each car.

The route is optimized for fastest arrival time. The algorithm figures out the ideal number of charging stops and how long to charge at each one to get you there as quickly as possible. It balances the trade-off between charging speed (which slows down as the battery fills) and the distance you can cover on each leg.

In the full ABRP app, you have far more control over your route. You can optimize for fewer stops if you prefer longer charges, require that stops have specific amenities like restaurants or restrooms, set a minimum charger power, avoid certain charger networks, add waypoints, and much more. The comparison tool focuses on the core question: which car gets you there fastest?

Once the routes are calculated, you'll see three main result areas:

Specs Table

The specification table highlights the best value in each category, giving you a quick visual read on which car leads in range, charging speed, efficiency, or weight. You can toggle this highlighting on or off.

Travel Lanes

Each vehicle gets its own vertical timeline showing the full trip from departure to arrival. You can see every charging stop along the way: which network it belongs to, how long the stop takes, and the state of charge on arrival and departure. The colored bars represent time spent charging, and the lines between them represent driving segments with distance and duration.

Hover over a charging stop to see details like peak charging power, connector type, and charger busyness. A horizontal crosshair line follows your cursor across all columns, making it easy to see what each car is doing at the same point in time.

Elevation chart

Below the travel lanes, an elevation chart shows the route profile (elevation in metres along the distance). You can drag to zoom and use Reset zoom to restore the full route.

Here's a live comparison of three popular EVs on one of America's most-driven routes. The Hyundai Ioniq 5 N, Tesla Model 3 Long Range, and Tesla Model Y are simulated on the roughly 600 km drive from San Francisco to Los Angeles.

Scroll through to explore the charging stops, compare travel times, and see how each vehicle handles the elevation changes along the I-5 and US-101 corridors.

Found a comparison worth sharing? The tool gives you three options:

• Share Link, a URL that captures your selected vehicles, route, and settings. Send it to a friend or post it in a forum and they'll see exactly what you see.
• Full Embed, an iframe snippet that includes the complete comparison: vehicle selector, specs, route results, and charts. Perfect for blog posts and reviews.
• Specs-Only Embed, a compact iframe showing just the specification table. Great for quick side-by-side comparisons without the route simulation.

Click the "Share" button in the route summary to access all three options. The embed code is ready to paste into any website or CMS that supports HTML.

The EV comparison tool is a fast way to narrow down your EV shortlist using real route data. But it's just the beginning — once you've picked your car, the full ABRP app gives you complete control over every aspect of your trip planning, from charger preferences and amenity filters to live traffic and real-time battery telemetry.

Head over to the EV comparison tool and try it with your own route.