Ford Partners With Electrify America To Charge New EV

Electrify America (EA) wants to be the Supercharger network for every electric vehicle driver that doesn’t have a Tesla. Since the first charging stations started opening opening in mid-2018, the Volkswagen of America subsidiary has been cutting deals with vehicle makers and expanding its network. The latest to join up with EA is Ford.

Ford will be unveiling its long-awaited “Mustang-inspired electric SUV” in the near future and is leveraging EA to make life a bit easier for its customers. The new EV which has widely been referred to as the Mach E will have support for 150 kW DC fast charging which is available at every EA charging station. That is projected to add 47 miles of range in about 10 minutes.

EA currently has about 315 locations with 1,421 chargers ranging from 50 to 350 kW. By the end of 2021, EA plans to have 800 locations with 3,500 chargers covering 45 states including major cities and highway routes. Each of the EA stations has both CHAdeMO and CCS charge connectors to support all of the EVs on the market although Tesla’s need to use an adapter to their proprietary connector.

Other technical details of the Ford EV won’t be known until the upcoming reveal, but Ford has consistently said that it would have range of about 300 miles, making it one of the first to hit close to the same range as the Tesla Model 3.

The FordPass app that works with the company’s telematics system will have integration with EA charging plans so that customers can manage their payments and subscriptions. Mach E drivers will also be able to get real-time location and charger availability information through the app much as any driver can do already through the EA app.

Ford and EA aren’t announcing anything yet about whether customers will get some free charging included, but it seems likely since most other automakers are now doing that for the first couple of years of ownership.