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    Siemens, Ford collaborating on Custom, Bi-directional EV-Home Chargers for F-150 Lightning customers

    Feb. 14, 2022
    The Ford Charge Station Pro features peak power at 19.2 kW. The Underwriters Laboratories (UL) has granted approval for the charger for its UL 9741 standard for safety and compliance
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    German-based technology giant Siemens’ eMobility unit is working with Ford Motor Co. to develop a specialized charger for the F-150 Lightning e-pickup truck.

    Siemens eMobiliy developed the Ford Charge Station Pro. It is the first bidirectional-ready EV solution for release at the retail customer scale, according to the company.

    The Ford Charge Station Pro enables Ford’s Intelligent Backup system, which allows the F-150 Lightning to become interactive with the home and use as a power generation source during outages. Future updates will help customers interact with the grid on an even deeper level.

    “Together with Ford, Siemens is not only helping accelerate electric vehicle adoption in the residential space but is also empowering drivers to take more ownership of their energy future,” said John DeBoer, head of Siemens eMobility in North America. “The technology behind this charger is helping make charging at home more sustainable,more reliable, and more accessible. We’re incredibly proud to put our experience to work to help usher in a new era for electric vehicles and grid resiliency.”

    The 80-amp Ford Charge Station Pro features peak power at 19.2 kW. The Underwriters Laboratories (UL) has granted approval for the charger for its UL 9741 standard for safety and compliance.

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    The automaker last fall announced its pre-production of the electric F-150 model, with more than 150,000 reserved by customers prior to the planned market launch this spring.

    Siemens, meanwhile, has accelerated its eMobility activity. Some 75,000 Siemens charges are already deployed in the U.S. across all 50 states.

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    (Rod Walton, senior editor for EnergyTech, is a 14-year veteran of covering the energy industry both as a newspaper and trade journalist. He can reached at [email protected]).

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    Rod Walton, EnergyTech Managing Editor | Senior Editor

    For EnergyTech editorial inquiries, please contact Managing Editor Rod Walton at [email protected].

    Rod Walton has spent 15 years covering the energy industry as a newspaper and trade journalist. He formerly was energy writer and business editor at the Tulsa World. Later, he spent six years covering the electricity power sector for Pennwell and Clarion Events. He joined Endeavor and EnergyTech in November 2021.

    Walton earned his Bachelors degree in journalism from the University of Oklahoma. His career stops include the Moore American, Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, Wagoner Tribune and Tulsa World. 

    EnergyTech is focused on the mission critical and large-scale energy users and their sustainability and resiliency goals. These include the commercial and industrial sectors, as well as the military, universities, data centers and microgrids. The C&I sectors together account for close to 30 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S.

    He was named Managing Editor for Microgrid Knowledge and EnergyTech starting July 1, 2023

    Many large-scale energy users such as Fortune 500 companies, and mission-critical users such as military bases, universities, healthcare facilities, public safety and data centers, shifting their energy priorities to reach net-zero carbon goals within the coming decades. These include plans for renewable energy power purchase agreements, but also on-site resiliency projects such as microgrids, combined heat and power, rooftop solar, energy storage, digitalization and building efficiency upgrades.

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