They have said it will. Just how many of the charging providers will be part of this is still unknown.I'm wondering if the Mach-E's charging map will integrate with charging providers to provide live status updates to show how many chargers are either available, in-use, or broken? Plugshare has this with EA, EVgo and others so maybe it'll be the same with the Mach-E.
I’d suggest watching the OutofSpec Motoring videos on Youtube. I would describe OoSM as a pro BEV Tesla owner/advocate. Not quite a fanboy he clearly supports other electric cars as well. In particular he took some long trips with a Kona that put him in the wild using EA stations on the East coast and in the Mid-West. By nature he seems to be a happier more positive soul than our Cali to Denver narcoleptic Kia driving fisherman. His EA experience has on the whole been much better.tl;dr - I want the supercharger network but I don't really want a Tesla.
Tesla supercharger network has a lot of things going for it. There are numerous stations, a lot of redundancy at each location due to the number of stalls, high charging speeds, and of course the slick vertical integration with each Tesla vehicle.
I'm contrast, while the CCS network is growing fast, the reliability of the network is suspect. Electrify America in particular has me somewhat concerned that they are not working hard enough to make the user experience reliably workable and keep their uptime at each station high. Beyond EA, I keep seeing random single stall stations going into places which is great for distribution but very hard to plan on since if the station is out of order you could be completely screwed.
This guy's trip from Victorville, CA to Denver, CO and back definitely makes me think harder about what I'm getting into. Ignoring the fact that he makes mistakes like falling asleep at the charger and racking up idle fees, he highlights the difficulties that come with CCS life.
Electrify America sucks a fart.
You should see the rant that Roman from TFL channel went on about EA as they tried to charge the Mini Cooper electric.I’d suggest watching the OutofSpec Motoring videos on Youtube. I would describe him OoSM as a pro BEV Tesla promoter. Not quite a fanboy he supports other electric cars as well. In particular he took some long trips with a Kona that put him in the wild using EA stations on the East coast and in the Mid-West. By nature he seems to be a happier more positive soul than our Ca to Denver narcoleptic Kia driving fisherman. His EA experience has been much better.
They have said it will. Just how many of the charging providers will be part of this is still unknown.
I recommend everyone keep their PlugShare app on their phones (or load it) just in case. Traffic jams and detours can derail the best charger mapping. PlugShare generally has the most options, including folks who have listed their home chargers.
You can add them to PlugShare if you'd like to.I've noticed several ChargePoint stations are absent from the app. Those are the ones at a couple of local shopping centers (Target and the one across the street here). Not sure why that is.
Didn't know that. Next trip to Kona, I'll do so.You can add them to PlugShare if you'd like to.
Some of his pain was from MINI issues, but I’d be as frustrated as he was if I were paying by the minute after the card reader had connection issues. Hopefully Ford will pressure EA to sort these issues out.You should see the rant that Roman from TFL channel went on about EA as they tried to charge the Mini Cooper electric.
My goodness, this was a horrible trip. I'm not gonna lie.....made me think twice about my MME Premium order, and seriously re-consider the Model Y....problem is....I know the "fit and finish" issues on the Tesla would bug the crap out of me.Ugghtl;dr - I want the supercharger network but I don't really want a Tesla.
Tesla supercharger network has a lot of things going for it. There are numerous stations, a lot of redundancy at each location due to the number of stalls, high charging speeds, and of course the slick vertical integration with each Tesla vehicle.
I'm contrast, while the CCS network is growing fast, the reliability of the network is suspect. Electrify America in particular has me somewhat concerned that they are not working hard enough to make the user experience reliably workable and keep their uptime at each station high. Beyond EA, I keep seeing random single stall stations going into places which is great for distribution but very hard to plan on since if the station is out of order you could be completely screwed.
This guy's trip from Victorville, CA to Denver, CO and back definitely makes me think harder about what I'm getting into. Ignoring the fact that he makes mistakes like falling asleep at the charger and racking up idle fees, he highlights the difficulties that come with CCS life.
Electrify America sucks a fart.
The Niro EV owner kind of sucks in a few ways, but taking his report of inoperable chargers at face value, it's a problem.My goodness, this was a horrible trip. I'm not gonna lie.....made me think twice about my MME Premium order, and seriously re-consider the Model Y....problem is....I know the "fit and finish" issues on the Tesla would bug the crap out of me.Uggh