Ford Tested Its New Fast Charging Adapter by Running It Over With an F-150
The addition of Tesla's V3 Superchargers grows the BlueOval Charge Network -- Ford's database of compatible charging stations -- to an estimated 44,000 DC fast charging points across North America. Drivers can find and navigate to those stations via their vehicle's on-board navigation, the FordPass app and, now, Apple Maps EV Routing.
Don’t Forget: Many DC Fast Charging Adapters Are Technically Prohibited
Using an adapter at a DC fast charging station in the United States is slowly becoming the norm. Whether it’s a Ford Mustang Mach-E charging at a Tesla Supercharger or a NACS-equipped Hyundai Ioniq 5 charging at an Electrify America DC fast charger, an adapter is involved.
Ford sent out 140,000 free Tesla NACS adapters as it unlocks more chargers for EV drivers
Ford fulfilled its promise and has now sent out all 140,000 complementary NACS adapters, unlocking access to Tesla Superchargers
Ford says it's done sending out all its complimentary NACS charging adapters
Ford says it's done sending out all the complimentary NACS adapters that 140,000 EV customers in the US had reserved. The automaker announced in 2023 that it was working with Tesla to give Ford EV owners access to tens of thousands of Superchargers across the US and Canada.
Ford Tested Its Gen 2 NACS Adapter by Running It Over With an F-150
Ford was the first of a deluge of automakers to announce support for the Tesla-pioneered North American Charging System. A year later, it was the first to make good on the pledge by supplying a free NACS charging adapter to any owner who requested one between February and June of 2024.
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Teslas Have Their Charge Port Where They Do Due To Musk’s Rental Garage
Lucid’s CEO claims Tesla’s charge-port design was influenced by Musk’s rental garage layout. If true, it means several brands are moving their charge ports ultimately for the same reason.
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‘The electric bill going to be insane.’
The quandary comes from North Carolina-based creator @rickologist, whose clip got more than 276,000 views since posting it on Aug. 7. The video pans from the feet of the creator walking across a ...
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Charger Daytona R/T Drags Tesla Y, and We Ask the Same Question: Why, Dodge, Why?
With no genuine rivals to trespass, the new all-electric Dodge Charger has to settle for less muscle-flexing adversaries, like soccer mum grocery getters from Tesla. The Model Y would be a worthy ...