Siemens eMobility has announced the development of the Ford Charge Station Pro, a customized EV charging system for the Ford F-150 Lightning, in collaboration with Ford. The Ford Charge Station Pro is an 80-ampere level two charging station that uses the "combo" connector rather than the standard J1172 connector found on level one and level two charging points in North America.

The Ford Charge Station Pro is the first bidirectional-ready EV charging tool designed at retail customer level to be certified under the recently expanded Underwriters Laboratories 9741 standard requirements.

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The Ford Charge Station Pro employs the CCS connection due to its bidirectional power flow. While charging a car, electricity is sent from the machine to the vehicle through the J772 section at the top of the connector. In the event of a power outage, the F-150 Lightning can supply electricity to your house through two DC connections on the base. To activate Ford's Intelligent Backup Power technology, the Charge Station Pro, with extra equipment, is required.

The F-150 Lightning's intended audience isn't necessarily the retail customers, which might be the most fascinating part of the vehicle. Ford is launching a variant of the F-150 geared for business fleet managers for the very first time: Consider landscaping firms, HVAC repair organizations, electricians, or any other company that runs many vehicles at the same time. In many respects, commercial fleets are better adapted to electrification when compared to consumer automobiles. They're driven every day, but seldom travel great distances. Hence, they profit from EV's cheaper maintenance costs, and they are frequently parked in the same location overnight—which implies they could be recharged overnight.

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This vehicle can provide up to 80 amperes, that's 19.2 kilowatts to an electric car, but it may also be rated to only twenty amperes, and that's 4.8 kilowatts. The charging point contains integrated dip switches that enable users to adjust the maximum amperage delivered from eighty to twenty amperes. This is beneficial if the residence in which it's being placed lacks the additional electrical capacity to accommodate the full 100 amperes dedicated circuit.

The pace at which the Ford F-150 lightning may charge is not directly proportional to the quantity of electricity available to the residence during a power failure. Even though the Charge Station Pro is throttled back to twenty amperes, it could still supply forty amperes to the house as needed. Ford hasn't announced the price for the Charge Station Pro, but this does come standard with the car, if it features the long-range battery pack.

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When Ford unveiled the F-150 Lightning in the month of May 2021, it deliberately promoted the vehicle's ability to deliver energy from the start. The company also stated that the EV could be charged via the charging connection at the front of the driver's door or through outlets in the cabin, cargo area, or trunk. Ex-works extraction capacity is 2.4 kilowatts in the base variant, and 9.6 kilowatts in the Platinum trim levels and Lariat.

Whilst focus has previously been on fueling specific items like consumer electronics or tools, the Ford Charge Station Pro enables this vehicle to become an interactive member of the family, as well as a source of electricity in the case of power failure. According to Siemens, firmware upgrades are also feasible, to enable more functions.

The sturdy, weather-resistant shell of the eighty-ampere charging point allows it to be deployed in "almost any place," according to Ford. The charging point has a charging wire that is firmly attached and measures 80ft, or over nine meters. The F-150 Lightning’s battery can be charged from fifteen percent to a hundred percent in 8 hours while using the wall box, resulting in a range of thirty miles an hour on average. The charging operations may be regulated and monitored using the Ford Pass application.

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Decarbonization, or the transition away from carbon-based fossil fuels, is a chemical transition towards less dense types of energy. Despite its faults, gasoline has a massive quantity of potential energy in a relatively tiny amount of mass. In practice, shifting away from that means EVs will be noticeably heavier compared to gas-powered vehicles. The Ford F-150 Lightning measures 6,500 lbs, which is almost the same as the massive Hummer H2 from the mid-2000s. The battery weighs 1,800 lbs on its own.

The Ford F-150 Lightning is powered by electricity rather than gas, so it is already helping the environment. In reality, EVs emit three times less carbon dioxide than gasoline-powered automobiles. Up to ninety-six per cent of EV battery material may be recycled, and Tesla has also said closed-loop battery recycling would be implemented.

The most recent EV batteries have a lifespan of ten years or more. Furthermore, the battery in the Ford F-150 Lightning is not constructed in the very same way as conventional batteries. It may be the most ecologically-friendly EV battery yet, due to its innovative low-metal structure.