Apple Maps EV Routing in CarPlay – Now Including Tesla Superchargers

[Ford Motor Company]

Hi F-150 Lightning Owners,

We’re excited to share that starting today, when you use Apple Maps EV Routing in CarPlay to plan your next trip, you can now be routed to a North American Charging Standard (NACS) fast charging station, such as compatible Tesla Superchargers along the way – if you need a charge.

So, how is this new? Apple Maps EV Routing already helps with trip planning – you can view your estimated battery level you will have when arriving at a destination, and see suggested charging stops along the way if charging is needed.

Now, if a charge stop is needed, you may see a route that includes a Tesla Supercharger or other NACS fast charger. Just make sure you indicate your charge preferences in Apple Maps Settings to a NACS fast charging station, such as Tesla Supercharger.

The best part about all of this? It’s available right now! No software update required, just connect your iPhone to CarPlay and hit the road!

Let us know what you think!

How to Use Apple Maps EV Routing in CarPlay:

• Connect your iPhone to CarPlay
  
  
• Open Apple Maps, go to Settings and confirm your preferred charging network(s) – make sure you select a NACS fast charging station, such as Tesla Supercharger. You only have to do this once!
  
  
• Enter a destination.
  
  
• Apple Maps will then calculate the estimated state of charge you will have when you get to a destination.
  
  
• If a charge is required, depending on the fastest route, it will automatically route you to a NACS fast charging station.
  
  
• Please Note: When planning a route that includes Tesla Superchargers, you may see a warning that the route requires your Fast Charging Adapter – make sure you have it with you. Also, battery preconditioning when en route to a charger is not available for Apple Maps EV Routing.

To learn more about charging with a Fast-Charging Adapter, please visit https://ford.com/fastchargingadapter.

To purchase your own Fast Charging Adapter, please visit https://go.ford/fordadapter.

-Brian, not AI, from Ford

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[explosive0]

Good start. Hopefully battery preconditioning is added in the future.

 

[Maineiac12]

Great news! Does Ford plan to add preconditioning as well?

 

[FloridaMan655321]

And here I updated to beta because I thought that would be the only way to get this. Oh well, things have been solid. Great job Ford, keep it up with the 3rd party. I feel it’s the future, nothing against your product (though I still haven’t been able to figure it out), but giving options like this is fantastic. Here’s hoping that Apple will allow me to choose different chargers like ABRP.

Edit:
I connected to my truck and did a test and it was suggesting Tesla stations. I didn’t do anything with the settings, at least that I’m aware, but I am running the latest public beta version of iOS On my phone - so maybe this is why it just worked without any settings changes.
I also checked and it doesn’t seem that I’m able to choose different chargers.

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