Owners Can Charge Ford Vehicles at Superchargers Without Separate Tesla App
Ford was the first company to announce a move to Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS), explaining that its vehicles would soon be able to seamlessly charge at Supercharger locations across the country. The automaker hadn’t detailed the transition and steps owners need to take to charge until recently, when it confirmed that owners would be able to charge using the FordPass app instead of needing a separate Tesla app.
A spokesperson told Inside EVs that owners can pay and set up charging sessions from within the app like they would with other third-party charging companies like EVGo and Electrify America. “The BlueOval Charging Network provides one seamless stored payment account through the FordPass App, or the in-vehicle’s touchscreen, that eliminates the need for onside credit card use. Once owners have created a BlueOval Charge Network account, they can then select, activate, and pay for BlueOval Charge Network charging by using the FordPass ‘View Chargers’ functionality.”
There’s no word on any of the other automakers committed to joining Tesla’s charging network. After Ford’s announcement, almost every other automaker jumped on board, with General Motors, Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche, and others signing up. Even so, many of those same companies have partnered to build a separate charging network, so it will be interesting to see how the situation pans out in the near future.
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Chris grew up in, under, and around cars, but took the long way around to becoming an automotive writer. After a career in technology consulting and a trip through business school, Chris began writing about the automotive industry as a way to reconnect with his passion and get behind the wheel of a new car every week. He focuses on taking complex industry stories and making them digestible by any reader. Just don’t expect him to stay away from high-mileage Porsches.
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Elon is so handsome. Back when I worked in South Africa I licked emerald dust off his boots. I have never tasted any as sweet since. Too bad the WOKES shut down that operation.
"Ford hands all owner data to Elon Musk"
The Tesla coders are super-excited to be working with the Ford coders, as the Ford coders have been coding for 120 years.
Meanwhile in Dearborn