How To Find an EV Charging Station near Dothan, AL
Once you secure a Mustang Mach-E or other Ford EV, you could feel uncertain about what you can do to find a local charging station in Dothan. With us at Gilland Ford, you can have information on what you can do to find a place to power up your auto at our location, and your questions resolved. Afterward, you can focus on having fun memories with your family and have no worries about finding a power source.
Using Smartphone Apps
To begin finding a charging port for your EV, you can use a variety of resources to help. There are smartphone applications that have a search bar where you can enter the name of the city you're in. Once you do, you’re able to see different filters for finding charging stations based on if they offer Level 1, Level 2, or DC fast charging. You’ll see a map shown on the screen with icons that point to the locations in town. Selecting one of them will show the address of the station and its charging network. A handy resource to see if there are any ports along Route 431 is the FordPass® App1 to know the coordinates of local stations.
Tips for Planning an EV Road Trip
Moving to our next segment in this Gilland Ford overview, you might be planning a trip for yourself or with loved ones in your EV. To make it successful, try to pre-plan the charging stations you intend to visit. To do so, you would use any of the aforementioned resources to search for the stations that are located near Route 84 or other roads you intend to travel on. Also, there’s a risk where you could arrive at a port and the charger is not working properly. Try to have an alternate location to visit just in case. In addition, it’s ideal to remember that you should prepare for if there is jammed traffic or other delays could cause your estimated range to reduce. By planning ahead, you can already know a place to charge the auto if delays occur.
Public Charging Power Levels
Finally, we’ll help you have a general idea of the different charging power levels in public stations. Level 1 powering can be satisfactory for you if all you’re looking for is enough power to commute to work and back. This type of charging is done at home with a 120-volt outlet. Secondly, the Level 2 public charger can send juice to the battery with around 3kW to 19 kW of voltage to increase the speed at which your auto’s battery powers up. Our third type of energizing level is DC fast charging, which is found in public stations to power up your auto’s battery to 80 percent in much less time. The team has many more details on these power levels at Gilland Ford when you contact us!
1. FordPass, compatible with select smartphone platforms, is available via a download. Message and data rates may apply.