What About Road Trips?

What about road trips? This page will talk about how easy is it to use public Level 3 chargers, and will talk about BC Hydro’s “Electric Highway” that has Level 3 charging stations approximately 150km apart on all of BC’s major highways throughout the province.

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Ford Connected Navigation for EV Road Trips

This is the way you use the onboard navigation system to plan road trips and have the computer do the work of figuring out where and when to stop and charge. Your vehicle includes a one year subscription to this Ford Connected Navigation service; your subscription can be renewed through your FordPass app by touching the Account button in the top right corner, and then the Connected Services button.
www.ford.ca/support/how-tos/electric-vehicles/other-electric-vehicle-information/using-connected-navigation-electric-vehicle-ev-routing/

EV Routing on Apple Maps for iPhone CarPlay

When you get driving directions, Apple Maps can track your EV’s state of charge. By analyzing elevation changes along the route and other factors, Maps identifies appropriate charging stations along the way, and, for select charging providers and countries, it provides real-time charging station availability. If you drive until your charge gets too low, you’re offered a route to the nearest compatible charging station.
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Google Maps EV Routing for Android Auto

Google Maps EV Routing lets all-electric Ford drivers to use Google Maps on their in-vehicle infotainment screen to automatically suggest recommended charging stops, estimated time of arrival (including charge times), battery state-of-charge on-arrival estimate for all route stops, and more.
www.ford.com/support/how-tos/electric-vehicles/other-electric-vehicle-information/how-do-i-use-android-auto-ev-routing-for-ford-vehicles/

BlueOval Charge Network

If you don’t want to download and install an app for every charging provider, the BlueOval Charge Network is your solution! This is the Ford “network of networks” for third-party charging, and how you’ll be able to access the Tesla Supercharger network when you receive your NACS (Tesla) to CCS adapter. Using chargers in the BlueOval Charge Network means that you pay for your charge session directly through your FordPass app – no third-party app required.

www.ford.ca/technology/connected-services/blue-oval-charge-network/