Changes coming to Charge Assist / FordPass App

[MyJoule]

Ok so today was my first experience since they turned off this feature. traveling I-5 from Seattle to LA and the I-10 to Tucson from LA I use the Tesla superchargers exclusively since they work and are plentifully along that route.

It’s totally useless now.

My use case was to select the next charger I wanted to navigate to and know just how much charge I needed to get there. As others have done, I only use Tesla superchargers since they actually work. I’m also a Tesla owner so I have their app on my phone and use the Tesla app to activate the charger to get the discounted charging price

without the old public charging app so far I find it virtually impossible to get the ford navigation to route me to a distant Tesla supercharger….. luckily I’ve traveled the current route enough times that I pretty much already know how much charge I’ll need and which chargers I’m going to use

I hope they bring back the old app

i love my lightning but the software is really it’s weak point

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[Farafield]

Ok so today was my first experience since they turned off this feature. traveling I-5 from Seattle to LA and the I-10 to Tucson from LA I use the Tesla superchargers exclusively since they work and are plentifully along that route.

It’s totally useless now.

My use case was to select the next charger I wanted to navigate to and know just how much charge I needed to get there. As others have done, I only use Tesla superchargers since they actually work. I’m also a Tesla owner so I have their app on my phone and use the Tesla app to activate the charger to get the discounted charging price

without the old public charging app so far I find it virtually impossible to get the ford navigation to route me to a distant Tesla supercharger….. luckily I’ve traveled the current route enough times that I pretty much already know how much charge I’ll need and which chargers I’m going to use

I hope they bring back the old app

i love my lightning but the software is really it’s weak point

Can you just use Google Maps or the equivalent to route you to the charger?

 

[Grumpy2]

I save the Tesla charging locations once I use them and google maps provides me my projected battery level when I arrive. I use this all the time since I drive the same route often.

I can then adjust my speed up or down based on weather conditions to keep the projected battery level where I am comfortable.

 

[MyJoule]

Can you just use Google Maps or the equivalent to route you to the charger?

Sure, but it's not nearly as easy as just having them appear. Plus, when it was working, you could see the stall status - now I just use the Tesla App.

If Ford were serious about EV adoption, they would take a few cues from Tesla with respect to the software in the vehicle. My Lightning is a great vehicle crippled by software.

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