Ford Professional, the industrial automobile division throughout the US carmaker, revealed two new charging stations geared in direction of enterprise customers. The AC and DC variations can be found to pre-order now and are available outfitted with a spread of fleet options.
Dubbed the Sequence 2, Ford Professional says it designed the brand new units with ease of use and elevated connectivity and management in thoughts.
The AC Charging Station delivers 80 amps and targets office charging. The prolonged DC Quick Charger choices in 180kW and 240kW in the identical collection supply extra versatility with extra energy and shortened cost instances. In line with the Ford Professional designers, the sleeker columns additionally include aluminium pedestals for an improved cable retractor.
Cable dealing with was additionally a priority for AC charging. Ford says the removable cable and connector within the Sequence 2 reduces the restore time and expense, avoiding changing the complete charging station if a cable or connector is broken.
Fleet managers will even welcome the RFID card possibility, enabling simpler management over undesirable charger entry. Each variations are additionally ISO-15118 prepared, aka Plug and Play, and outfitted for future OTA performance. Ford offers the instance of vehicle-to-charger communications to determine and log when a selected automobile connects.
The brand new collection additionally connects to Ford Professional’s charging administration software program, an built-in answer for Ford and non-Ford electrical automobiles. The corporate launched Ford Professional Charging to handle industrial electrical automobile fleets in late 2021 after buying specialists Electriphi. These days, the software program manages a number of expenses, tracks efficiency and gives fleet managers with insights like kWh consumption, cost pace and distance to empty to optimize the whole price of possession additional.
“With our tailor-made EV consulting and portfolio of charging {hardware} and software program options, we are able to design, implement and function options for Ford and different manufacturers that may final for a few years to come back,” mentioned Ted Cannis, Ford Professional CEO. He added the division was dedicated “with a single-minded concentrate on curated industrial charging options”.
Ford Professional’s BEV Match group presents complimentary consulting to assist prospects determine incentives and handle charging web site design and development. The service additionally contains entry to over 70,000 public charging ports, with over 3,200 DC fast-charging stations on Ford’s nationwide Blue Oval Charging Community.
The present Ford Professional EV lineup includes the F-150 Lightning pickup truck and E-Transit van within the US and Europe.
The corporate has not disclosed the beginning of deliveries or the chargers’ last pricing.
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