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Ford Launches Cool Off-Road App Only for Its Owners

The Truth About Cars

Simply downloading the app onto one’s device permits the use of trail maps, waypoint system, or navigation kit. In the interest of science, we did try downloading this new app onto a device, even going so far as to adding a Bronco to our account using a VIN grabbed from a dealer listing.

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Ford launches app developer challenge to improve consumer understanding of personal fuel efficiency

Green Car Congress

OpenXC is an open-source platform developed by Ford for research applications, and consists of a software and hardware development kit that enables access to a wide array of vehicle data that may be used as inputs to apps.

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Ford, GM rolling out third-party developer programs for in-vehicle apps

Green Car Congress

The Ford Developer Program for open mobile apps provides a software development kit (SDK), technical support from Ford engineers and a developer community to enable utilizing the SYNC connectivity system and AppLink application programming interface (API). —Phil Abram.

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How to Plan Summer Travel with an EV

Blink Charging

Find EV charging stations along the way The good news is that it should be relatively easy to find charging stations along your route thanks to tools like the Blink Charging Mobile App , PlugShare, Google Maps, and Apple Maps which show you available chargers in the area you specify.

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Volvo C40 Recharge Pure Electric review

EV Central

Safety kit extends to airbags all around, autonomous emergency braking (AEB), blind spot warning, rear cross-traffic alert, a driver monitoring system (to keep an eye on fatigue) and lane keep assist. Like the XC40, the C40 Recharge gets the Android Automotive operating system run by Google.

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Tigor EV Highway Drive: Bengaluru - Coimbatore - Ooty - Mysuru

Plug In India

Followed Google Maps to hit Hosur road - and from then on the Maps was switched off. We switched on Google Maps and left for Ooty. We had to download the app and put Rs 1000 in the wallet, even though we had to just charge 10 kWh. Jayram works with Google and has been staying at Seattle for two decades before that.