As we argued before, this should dramatically increase demand for those EVs. Kudos to Jim Farley for seeing that, accepting it, and doing what’s best for Ford buyers. Nonetheless, if you want to genuinely compete and offer your EV buyers the best charging experience out there, this is the only option.
Plus, by doing this, Ford is guaranteeing more revenue and profits for Tesla (via its charging arm). We pushed heavily for Nissan to go this route years ago, or any other automakers, but automaker pride seemed to always be a blockade. This is a brave move by Ford and CEO Jim Farley.
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Overall, this provides a superior experience for customers.” Indeed, the Tesla Supercharging connector plus cable is much lighter and easier to handle than a non-Tesla fast charging connector and cable.Īdditionally, here’s a conversation on Twitter between Jim Farley and Elon Musk about the news:
All of a sudden, Ford electric vehicles are going to truly be competitive!Īdditionally, Marin Gjaja, Chief Customer Officer in the Ford Model e program, makes a point that anyone who has used a Tesla Supercharger and a CCS or CHAdeMO station notice right away: “The Tesla Supercharger network has excellent reliability and the NACS plug is smaller and lighter. Whereas you often find just a handful of charging ports at other EV fast charging networks, Tesla routinely has 10, 12, 20, or some other fairly large number. One of the biggest advantages of buying a Tesla vehicle instead of another EV for the past several years has been the fact that Tesla’s Supercharger network is far superior to the competition - more reliable, more abundant, less likely to be have a line of EVs waiting to charge, etc. However, the biggest factor is right there in the headline: the electric cars with the best EV fast charging in North America will be Ford electric vehicles (or Tesla EVs with CCS charging adapters, but I don’t think many Tesla owners have gotten that adapter or will get it since Superchargers are adequate enough and the adapter costs $175 - which is at least down from the $250 it cost when it came out). There are plenty of implications here, and I’m sure other writers will jump into them in coming days.
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To be specific, Ford writes, “Mustang Mach-E, F-150 Lightning and E-Transit customers will be able to access the Superchargers via an adapter and software integration along with activation and payment via FordPass or Ford Pro Intelligence.”Ī Ford Mustang Mach-E at a Tesla Supercharging station. That will combined with the 10,000+ EV fast chargers in the BlueOval Charge Network (Electrify America stations, EVgo stations, ChargePoint stations, etc.). With the adapter, Ford EVs will gain the ability to charge at more than 12,000 Tesla Superchargers across the USA and Canada. That means Ford electric vehicles will have the best charging access in the United States, unless something changes, as they will also have charging ports for CCS chargers.īefore then, starting in early 2024, Ford will offer adapters to its electric vehicle owners so that they can use Tesla Superchargers. Starting in 2025, Ford will bring electric vehicles to market that will include Tesla’s Supercharging port - also now called the North American Charging Standard (NACS). Ford and Tesla came out with a big announcement today.
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