I can only answer the interaction part and I can report that I just charged at an Electrify America / plug and charge designated station and it worked beautifully. I pulled up, put the charger in the car and it connected automatically, with no action from me, and started charging. Note if it is using the free charging it will show as billing but after you finish then nothing is charged.
Correct. At this time.
This is using Plug and Charge, not using an EA account.
Exact same experience, it was like magic, it was my first time charging the Mach-e.
So, there is another program that Ford is testing. I believe it was only offered to Early Access members for a short time. I opted in. Ford offered a free one year membership to EA pass + charging through the P&C feature. I get the EA pass + rate without having to pay the monthly fee and it works through Plug and Charge. I suspect that after the first year, it won’t be free but who knows. I only mention this because, as a test, it may become available to everyone in the future, but again, who knows.
Or, turn off Plug & Charge, plug in first, and activate the session with with the EA app swipe or phone tap. I found the phone tap to be easiest method. But the EA app does need to be open and logged into for authentication before tapping the phone to the charger.
