Battery Reconditioning in Apple Maps / CarPlay comes to 2026 Mach-E

[E90alex]

Announced by Ford - 2026 models can precondition with EV routing in Apple Maps in CarPlay now, not just Google Maps in Android Auto.

https://www.fromtheroad.ford.com/us...ger-routing-ford-customers-apple-maps-carplay

https://www.ford.com/support/how-to...-mustang-mach-e-battery-for-dc-fast-charging/

Any word on if/when this will come as an update to older models @Ford Motor Company?

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[Kamuelaflyer]

Any word on if/when this will come as an update to older models

Not anytime soon™.

 

[tbrumleve]

From the site:

En-Route Preconditioning will not work if you:

Manually select a charge station with Apple Maps EV Routing.
WTH? So if I change my mind on what charger to stop at, it won’t precondition? If I don’t need directions until it’s time to charge, and I select a DCFC, this won’t work? Freaking Useless.

Do not have a Connected Navigation Subscription.
Don’t want or need this. So, when it expires I’ll lose preconditioning. Useless.

Pathetic implementation. Give me a button to precondition as I see fit. Don’t hide it behind a paywall. Just dumb.

 

[Mache_Nor]

From the site:

En-Route Preconditioning will not work if you:

Manually select a charge station with Apple Maps EV Routing.
WTH? So if I change my mind on what charger to stop at, it won’t precondition? If I don’t need directions until it’s time to charge, and I select a DCFC, this won’t work? Freaking Useless.

Do not have a Connected Navigation Subscription.
Don’t want or need this. So, when it expires I’ll lose preconditioning. Useless.

Pathetic implementation. Give me a button to precondition as I see fit. Don’t hide it behind a paywall. Just dumb.

Sadly Ford has decided that an option to manually precondition is too difficult for us and them We have moaned about this since 21, yet they have to listen.
Sorry for ranting, just tired of the way it’s implemented.

 

[67 Stang Convertible]

Agreed, I'm a '21er and let that connected service lapse, so no preconditioning. I really hope Ford hits it out of the park with their new Platform; as it seems they have just left the Mach E "in it's current state" since they added the heat pump.

Range: still 270 - 305
Body Style: same
Dog/Camp mode: LOL.....
Manual Precondition: "crickets"

Soon, there are going to be lots of competition.
R2 (330-345 miles/charge) awesome UI, active dampers on the performance trim, ect...
($57K for top trim - $53K for mass market trim aka premium

iX3 (400-500 miles / charge) looks like their UI is going to be top notch starting at $60K

And, God forbid if the Chinese ever get it here......oh wait the Polestar 3......But is seems this is the proverbial "scraps" and Geely feels with the level of competition in the US they don't have to offer us their good stuff...

 

[Charge_Rob]

From the site:
Do not have a Connected Navigation Subscription.
Don’t want or need this. So, when it expires I’ll lose preconditioning. Useless.

When your Connected Navigation trial ends, you'll only lose the ability to precondition with Connected Navigation. Since you won't be able to use Connected Navigation at that point, you can't precondition with it. That's all that line means.

En-Route Preconditioning with Apple Maps EV Routing in CarPlay or Google Maps EV Routing for Android Auto do not have dependencies on the Connected Navigation subscription.

 

[Misterrobot]

To add to the discussion from a 23 user that recently traded for a 25.

i verified preconditioning using my OBD2 on the 23. What can I look for on my 25 now that Ford has a lockdown on the Carscanner information.

thank all!

 

[AZBill]

The new Chevy Bolt has a better UI and navigation system than the current Mach E, and it is under 30K. All the GM vehicles also include a manual precondition button, but it is rarely needed. The new Bolt even out charges the standard range Mach E at a fast charger.

 

[benk016]

When your Connected Navigation trial ends, you'll only lose the ability to precondition with Connected Navigation. Since you won't be able to use Connected Navigation at that point, you can't precondition with it. That's all that line means.

En-Route Preconditioning with Apple Maps EV Routing in CarPlay or Google Maps EV Routing for Android Auto do not have dependencies on the Connected Navigation subscription.

It will still precondition with the built in NAV after the subscription ends. It just stops updating the database of DCFC so new stations won't show up in the list and old ones that close will not go away.

The easy find chargers button grays out, but you can still go into POI and choose chargers there and it will work.

 

[Charge_Rob]

It will still precondition with the built in NAV after the subscription ends. It just stops updating the database of DCFC so new stations won't show up in the list and old ones that close will not go away.

The easy find chargers button grays out, but you can still go into POI and choose chargers there and it will work.

For vehicles with Connected Built-In Navigation, yes.

For vehicles with Connected Navigation, the subscription needs to be active.

 

[Jimrpa]

The new Chevy Bolt has a better UI and navigation system than the current Mach E, and it is under 30K. All the GM vehicles also include a manual precondition button, but it is rarely needed. The new Bolt even out charges the standard range Mach E at a fast charger.

Doesn’t the bolt also feature a sizzling 0-60 of 14 seconds, amazing wireless CarPlay and a Frunk big enough to hold two 19th century steamer trunks?

 

[ChuckUK]

When your Connected Navigation trial ends, you'll only lose the ability to precondition with Connected Navigation. Since you won't be able to use Connected Navigation at that point, you can't precondition with it. That's all that line means.

En-Route Preconditioning with Apple Maps EV Routing in CarPlay or Google Maps EV Routing for Android Auto do not have dependencies on the Connected Navigation subscription.

The connected navigation trial ends on 2071 which should cover the life of the vehicle. Or is this just in the UK?

 

[Charge_Rob]

The connected navigation trial ends on 2071 which should cover the life of the vehicle. Or is this just in the UK?

Yeah, European vehicles handle the service differently.

 

[Kamuelaflyer]

For vehicles with Connected Built-In Navigation, yes.

For vehicles with Connected Navigation, the subscription needs to be active.

So 24s and earlier get to use it on the original database only, while 25s and later have to pony up a subscription to use anything involving native nav.

 

[MacherAWD]

Doesn’t the bolt also feature a sizzling 0-60 of 14 seconds, amazing wireless CarPlay and a Frunk big enough to hold two 19th century steamer trunks?

The Bolt is quick, my 2020 is a 6 sec 0-60. But the Mach-e is in a whole other league. We love our bolt for errands, 2nd car, and all of that, but as an owner of each the mach-e is better in every other way except the manual pre-condition button.

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