Ford supplied an replace on Wednesday on its plans to undertake the Tesla cost port for future EVs and to permit present and up to date EV fashions to cost on the Tesla Supercharger community.
To the latter level, Ford revealed that the accent adapters wanted to get drivers of present and up to date American Ford EVs on-network with Supercharging will likely be free.
Ford informed Inexperienced Automobile Reviews that extra particulars will likely be supplied nearer to the adapter’s arrival, however it clarified that one adapter will likely be issued for every VIN—a press release probably verifying that the provide gained’t solely be restricted to unique homeowners, or to those that purchased versus leased.
Ford Mustang Mach-E, F-150 Lightning getting CATL LFP batteries
Ford EVs from the 2021 by means of 2024 mannequin years will likely be accommodated with the adapter, doubtlessly overlaying all Ford Mustang Mach-E and F-150 Lightning fashions.
Once we introduced @Ford EVs would get entry to @Tesla Superchargers, I stated we would ship clients a Quick Charging Adapter. I am happy to verify that eligible #MustangMachE & #F150Lightning homeowners within the U.S. + Canada can reserve a complimentary adapter beginning quickly.
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— Jim Farley (@jimfarley98) January 31, 2024
Ford was the primary main automaker to signal on to what’s subsequently been vetted because the North American Charging Customary (NACS). In a mic-drop announcement final Might, Ford CEO Jim Farley and Tesla CEO Elon Musk collectively confirmed Ford’s plans to undertake the Tesla commonplace, beginning an industry-wide shift in North America. By the tip of 2023, the record of manufacturers adopting the Tesla commonplace included all however Stellantis, Mazda, and Mitsubishi—and Mazda dedicated to it in January.
At the moment, Ford additionally stated that homeowners wouldn’t want to make use of the Tesla app to cost at Tesla Superchargers. As a substitute, by tapping into Tesla’s API, the Ford app (and in-dash interface) would offer entry.
It’s additionally unclear as of but whether or not future Ford EVs will have the ability to faucet into the complete 500 amps with this adapter, as Tesla’s Magic Dock adapter permitting CCS autos to be charged at some Supercharger areas is restricted to 350 amps, or about 140 kw for a 400-volt EV.
Ford did counsel on the time of its unique announcement that future fashions making the change wouldn’t characteristic each charge-port designs. GM, which adopted by a couple of weeks in its NACS announcement, additionally confirmed that its future EVs would provide a single mixed cost port. Within the speedy future, it means homeowners could must get new charging {hardware} with the NACS connector and get used to the thought of utilizing adapters.
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Ford Mustang Mach-E at Tesla Supercharger
Ford on the time of its unique announcement informed GCR that future EVs with the NACS port would have the ability to cost at CCS connectors with an adapter—one other element but to return, and one thing the automaker undoubtedly included in its claimed 25% increase to the variety of chargers on its aggregated Blue Oval Charging Community. Including the Tesla Supercharger community will increase the variety of listed appropriate chargers to 106,000.
With Ford at the forefront of this new wave of charging, count on many extra bulletins from different automakers, every with barely completely different particulars, in coming weeks and months. Let’s hope the Supercharger stations are prepared.