How do I use my Electrify America membership instead of Blue Oval?

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I'm taking a road trip in July and want to join the Electrify America membership in order to get the discount while fast charging on the road.

But currently, as soon as I plug into an EA charger, the charger uses Ford's Blue Oval Charging Network and charges to my credit card on file with Ford.

If I get an EA membership, how can I ensure that the EA membership is charged instead of Blue Oval?
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Initiate the session in the EA app.
You can’t do what you want to do using P&C.
 
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Okay, and as long as I start the session first in the EA app, then Blue Oval won't try to take over the transaction?
 

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Turn off P&C in the Ford Pass app first. Then when you get to the charger, initiate via the EA app, then plug in when it tells you to on the charger screen.
 


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Okay, and as long as I start the session first in the EA app, then Blue Oval won't try to take over the transaction?
Open EA app.
Swipe your charger.
Plug in.

Don't join EA+ until the morning of the trip. Downgrade minutes later, it takes effect in 30 days.
 

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Another option is to download your EA membership card to your phone’s wallet. Then all you have to do is tap your phone to the RIFD reader on the charger. Plug, Tap, Charge, easy.
 
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The membership card didn't work, but @RickMachE's suggestion did.

In case anyone finds this later and wants detailed instructions:

0. Don't plug in!
1. Pull up to the charger and look at the charger ID on top. It's a long number, maybe ten digits. The last two numbers are your charger number.
2. Open the Electrify America app on your phone and find the station you're parked at.
3. Tap the charger matching the last two digits of the charger ID.
4. Swipe the button that says "Swipe to Charge."
5. The app will say "Initiating charge..." and the charger itself will show a new screen that says something like "Plug in before paying..."
6. Now plug the car in.

You'll get the discounted rate, and you don't need to disable Blue Oval Charging Network.

Here’s a photo that highlights the charger ID. In this case, the charger number is 07.

Ford Mustang Mach-E How do I use my Electrify America membership instead of Blue Oval? 1657197526384
 
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The membership card didn't work, but @RickMachE's suggestion did.

In case anyone finds this later and wants detailed instructions:

0. Don't plug in!
1. Pull up to the charger and look at the charger ID on top. It's a long number, maybe ten digits. The last two numbers are your charger ID.
2. Open the Electrify America app on your phone and find the station you're parked at.
3. Tap the charger matching the last two digits of the charger ID.
4. Swipe the button that says "Swipe to Charge."
5. The app will say "Initiating charge..." and the charger itself will show a new screen that says something like "Plug in before paying..."
6. Now plug the car in.

You'll get the discounted rate, and you don't need to disable Blue Oval Charging Network.
Seriously, bookmark these steps. This works every time and you do not have to disable Plug and Charge. An EA customer service representative I spoke with confirmed these steps as what she tells her "Mach E Customers" to do.
 

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Would closing FordPass on the phone work?
 

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Go into FordPass and disable Plug & Charge ... then you can plug in and use the Electrify America app (I use the Electrify America "card" in my Apple Wallet) to handle payment.

The ability to use Plug & Charge but still get the EA Pass+ member rate (the roughly 25% cheaper rate) is currently being tested in the Early Access Program.
 

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