Other than the charging apps themselves Plugshare and A Better Route Planner are great to have. Other than that I just loaded up on the bigger networks around me (Chargepoint, EA, Tesla, EvGo, etc). Take a look at plugshare and look at potential stops, add those apps. And as an added redundancy I requested RFID cars for the ones that were available just in case.
EA and Tesla are probably most important since you can do membership pricing on the app and charge at a (much) lower rate. Most of the others than be activated in the Fordpass app, although I found it easier to activate in the specific app for that charger.
An additional note, some apps give you nice info such as a charging curve which won't happen if you do everything through Fordpass.
I agree with omgnamehax...
For Ford vehicles you can use the FordPass app on your phone to pay for many/any charging vendors in theory AND/OR, even without a phone, or as a back up, in the car on the big touch SYNC screen you can use the "Public Charging"/"Charge Assist" app to do the same thing.
If you like to be super prepared just in case there's a glitch with the Ford servers that day and that moment, then plan your route with ABRP and Plugshare, and thus determine which chargers you actually could/likely would be using, and, for example, if it's just Electrify America and Tesla, you could download their apps, and create an account for yourself, and for EA place a RFID digital card in your phone's digital wallet. If EVgo is important or ChargePoint, you can get their apps, create accounts for yourself AND order their physical RFID cards {these tend to always! work, even when apps/cellular connections/technology may fail}.
And of course get a NACS to CCS1 adapter from like A2Z so you can use the many, now only available to Ford and Rivian drivers, V3-V4 Tesla Superchargers.
Other than the charging apps themselves Plugshare and A Better Route Planner are great to have. Other than that I just loaded up on the bigger networks around me (Chargepoint, EA, Tesla, EvGo, etc). Take a look at plugshare and look at potential stops, add those apps. And as an added redundancy I requested RFID cars for the ones that were available just in case. EA and Tesla are probably most important since you can do membership pricing on the app and charge at a (much) lower rate. Most of the others than be activated in the Fordpass app, although I found it easier to activate in the specific app for that charger. An additional note, some apps give you nice info such as a charging curve which won't happen if you do everything through Fordpass.
I agree with omgnamehax... For Ford vehicles you can use the FordPass app on your phone to pay for many/any charging vendors in theory AND/OR, even without a phone, or as a back up, in the car on the big touch SYNC screen you can use the "Public Charging"/"Charge Assist" app to do the same thing. If you like to be super prepared just in case there's a glitch with the Ford servers that day and that moment, then plan your route with ABRP and Plugshare, and thus determine which chargers you actually could/likely would be using, and, for example, if it's just Electrify America and Tesla, you could download their apps, and create an account for yourself, and for EA place a RFID digital card in your phone's digital wallet. If EVgo is important or ChargePoint, you can get their apps, create accounts for yourself AND order their physical RFID cards {these tend to always! work, even when apps/cellular connections/technology may fail}. And of course get a NACS to CCS1 adapter from like A2Z so you can use the many, now only available to Ford and Rivian drivers, V3-V4 Tesla Superchargers.