Apple Maps EV Routing for Ford Vehicles Now Supports Tesla Chargers

Monday March 10, 2025 2:20 pm PDT by Juli Clover

Ford Mustang Mach-E and Ford F-150 Lightning customers that use the Apple Maps EV Routing feature in CarPlay can now be automatically routed to EV chargers that use the North American Charging Standard (NACS), Ford announced today.

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NACS chargers include the Tesla Supercharger, which the ‌Apple Maps‌ EV Routing function did not previously support. Ford says that no software update is required, with NACS support for ‌Apple Maps‌ EV routing available on iPhones running iOS 17 or later and connected to ‌CarPlay‌.

To be directed to NACS fast charging stations, Ford owners need to set their charging network preference in the ‌Apple Maps‌ Settings to NACS chargers. A Fast Charging Adapter compatible with NACS fast chargers is also required.

Apple introduced the ‌Apple Maps‌ EV Routing feature in 2023, but it continues to be limited in scope. Only the Ford Mustang Mach-E, Ford F-150 Lightning, and Porsche Taycan use it, because car manufacturers need to implement support for it to work.

‌‌Apple Maps‌‌ EV Routing uses real-time vehicle information to help customers get to their destination, with charging stops recommended when necessary. ‌‌Apple Maps‌‌ analyzes elevation changes along a route and other factors to determine when to suggest a charging stop, and if the vehicle's battery gets too low, it will provide a route to the nearest compatible charging station.

Signs of NACS support for the ‌Apple Maps‌ RV Routing feature were seen in iOS 18.4, but it turns out the iOS 18.4 update is not needed, with Apple able to make the change over-the-air.

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Top Rated Comments

9640418

21 months ago

Stay far away from anything having to do with Musk & Tesla. :mad:

This has nothing to do with politics. This will make longer road trips possible. Also, Starlink will make fast reliable, wifi possible when flying over the Pacific.

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Johnny907

21 months ago

Stay far away from anything having to do with Musk & Tesla. :mad:

You have a reason besides personal politics? I live in Rural Alaska and Starlink has been a game changer for us after years of relying on scams like HughesNet for internet. Most of the families in the small town my sister in law lives in all have internet in their homes because of Starlink, where previously the only connection in town was in the city hall, and you had to reserve time in 30 minute increments 2 weeks out at least.
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The Barron

21 months ago

Stay far away from anything having to do with Musk & Tesla. :mad:

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BruiserB

21 months ago

So if you change charging preference to NACS chargers, will it only show NACS chargers, or can I get it to show either type of charger? I'd think it'd be best to have the option of going to either style rather than choosing one or the other.

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TriBruin

21 months ago

https://www.apple.com/ios/carplay/available-models/

It's not clear why more don't support Apple's EV routing yet, but the list is likely to grow as time goes on.

Consider only three model currently support it, yea the list pretty much has to grow. But, compared to the number of EVs that support CarPlay (all but Tesla, Rivian, and some GM models), the number that support EV routing is pathetically small.

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