With the holiday season around the corner, initiatives like the Ford Power Promise are helping customers have peace of mind with home charging, so that they can travel with confidence.
As some states witness below freezing temperatures, here are some tips from Ford’s experts on how you can best prepare your electric vehicle to maximize range and performance during cold weather.
Park your electric vehicle in a garage, if possible
Garage storage helps to ensure that harsh weather conditions outside do not affect your vehicle and maintaining a warmer storage temperature than outdoors will aid in vehicle and battery performance. And with zero tailpipe emissions, you can safely warm up the vehicle’s cabin while garaged.
Remove all snow from the vehicle before driving
This is important to reduce weight and reduce air resistance when driving, but it’s also important for visibility and your own safety. Several of Ford’s driver assistance technologies make use of sensors and cameras that must be free of snow to function properly.
Plug in your electric vehicle when parked for extended periods of time
Keeping the vehicle plugged while parked for extended periods of time, such as while you’re away on a trip or even while parked at home overnight works to maintain battery health and helps to prevent range loss.
Set daily Departure Times to precondition both the vehicle’s battery and cabin while plugged-in
If you have a regular reoccurring driving schedule, such as a daily commute, preconditioning the battery using Ford’s Departure Times feature allows it to warm to optimum temperature before use, positively affecting range and power.
For Ford electric vehicle owners, Departure Times can be scheduled using the vehicle’s SYNC touchscreen under charge settings or from the comfort of your couch using the FordPass app’s Departure Times feature under Energy/Schedule.
