Eric_C_Boston
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- Eric
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- North Shore, MA, USA
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- 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E RWD ER
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I was patiently waiting for EV routing integration for Android Auto and Google Maps since Mach-E Vlog did a video from 2024 CES.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q84GR6jS5kU
From what I understand the Ford vehicle portion has been in place in my vehicle for months. I switched from Waze to Google Maps as I like the map display better. I setup the vehicle profile in Google Maps weeks ago, but it did not seem to do much. Then out of the blue, I get a notification asking if I have a NACS adapter, so I set it. It may have been when my phone's Android Auto was updated to version 13.4.645054 on January 14th. Saturday I noticed SOC percentages next to destination suggestions and in the destination information when routing, much like in the demo video.
Sunday I had lunch with friends in Worcester and then drove to West Springfield to attend a train show. After lunch, I set the destination to the site of the show and it showed one charging stop along the way. I planned to park at a nearby Chargepoint Level 2 EVSE anyway, so I set that as the destination instead. The display showed no charging stops and estimated 7% SOC on arrival. I noticed the destination icon on the left side of the driver's display was the charger symbol. This made me wonder if battery conditioning is done when heading for a charger?
The destination SOC estimate went up and down a percentage point or two during the drive and was one percentage point more than the initial estimate upon arrival. It was interesting that the destination SOC estimate was negative when it came time to go home. The routing took me to the Tesla supercharger in Palmer, MA. Google needs to improve charger locations as the Palmer one is shown in front of the building instead of to the side. I practiced good Tesla Supercharger etiquette by parking next to a Rivan.
So far I really like the routing integration and not having to setup a OBD2 BLE dongle.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q84GR6jS5kU
From what I understand the Ford vehicle portion has been in place in my vehicle for months. I switched from Waze to Google Maps as I like the map display better. I setup the vehicle profile in Google Maps weeks ago, but it did not seem to do much. Then out of the blue, I get a notification asking if I have a NACS adapter, so I set it. It may have been when my phone's Android Auto was updated to version 13.4.645054 on January 14th. Saturday I noticed SOC percentages next to destination suggestions and in the destination information when routing, much like in the demo video.
Sunday I had lunch with friends in Worcester and then drove to West Springfield to attend a train show. After lunch, I set the destination to the site of the show and it showed one charging stop along the way. I planned to park at a nearby Chargepoint Level 2 EVSE anyway, so I set that as the destination instead. The display showed no charging stops and estimated 7% SOC on arrival. I noticed the destination icon on the left side of the driver's display was the charger symbol. This made me wonder if battery conditioning is done when heading for a charger?
The destination SOC estimate went up and down a percentage point or two during the drive and was one percentage point more than the initial estimate upon arrival. It was interesting that the destination SOC estimate was negative when it came time to go home. The routing took me to the Tesla supercharger in Palmer, MA. Google needs to improve charger locations as the Palmer one is shown in front of the building instead of to the side. I practiced good Tesla Supercharger etiquette by parking next to a Rivan.
So far I really like the routing integration and not having to setup a OBD2 BLE dongle.
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