R1T and R1S owners can now enroll in EVgo’s Autocharge Plus service, joining GM vehicles, Ford’s Mustang Mach-E and F-150 Lightning, Hyundai’s Ioniq 5, Kia’s EV6, Polestar 2, and more.
Charging EVs with any network has meant fumbling through apps and cards, but EVgo’s working on improving its customers’ experience. Rivians can easily charge on the Adventure Network — and will have Tesla Supercharger access next year.
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In a social video, Jim Farley levels with EV customers saying he had a “reality check” during a road trip when he stopped at a “low speed” charging station, gaining only 40 percent charge in 40 minutes in his F-150 Lightning. He later charges at a “nice” 350kW charger (though the truck can’t do more than 155kW).
Farley eludes that adopting Tesla’s NACS connector is the solution, but the adapter needed to enable current Ford EVs to use Tesla’s Superchargers won’t come until next year.
German Android blog SmartDroid reports Google Maps isn’t showing gas stations as a category while navigating in an EV using an Android Auto phone connection. Instead, the top item is now EV charging stations.
Google’s been updating Maps to include more electric vehicle navigation features, following the route planning tools it has built for Waze.
[Android Police]
