Ford said that the agreement with the Electric Vehicles giant Tesla will increase the number of fast chargers by more than double available to the owners of Ford EVs such as the F-150 Lightning and Mustang Mach-E, Ford said.
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- To expand the electric vehicle charging infrastructure for U.S Electric Vehicles Customers, the major electric car manufacturer Ford has announced that they are teaming with the Top EV giant Tesla to help in expanding the supercharging fast charging Network.
- After this, now Ford Electric vehicles including the Mustang Mach-E and F-150 Lightning can use more than 12,000 Superchargers, the fast-charging units for their vehicles.
- From the start of the year 2025, Ford will also provide built-in connectors on its electric vehicles and then the owners of Ford EVs will not require to carry a special adapter to use the superchargers.
A TESLA SUPERCHARGER STATION WITH A FORD F-150 LIGHTNING PICKUP.
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To have the Supercharging continently, Ford said its EVs will be provided with a special adapter to allow them to use the Superchargers. Starting in 2025, a connector developed by Tesla will be built into new Ford EVs, the company said.
NACS (The Tesla North American Charging Standard) connector on Ford EVs fitted with a Combined Charging System (CCS) port will allow the vehicles to be used with Tesla V3 Superchargers.
This will be a very “smaller and lighter” connector to provide “a superior experience for customers.”
Ford Spokesperson told that they have made an agreement, that will give Ford Electric vehicle owners access to the Tesla Supercharger network starting in the spring of the year 2024.
In an announcement, Mr. Jim Farley, the CEO & president of Ford told that this agreement will double the number of fast charging stations in the U.S and Canada for the owners of Ford electric vehicles including the Mustang Mach-E, E-Transit, and F-150 Lightning Pickup.
Currently, near about 10,000 fast –chargers are available through the Ford Blue Oval Charge Network, and more than 12,000 superchargers will be added under the new agreement with the EV giant Tesla.
Conclusion:
The market for electric vehicles is growing and with this battery charging stations and facilities are of prime importance. For the supercharging of EV batteries Tesla has already setup approx. 12000 such stations through out in U.S, and the other EV manufacturers are trying to join hand with tesla to grow the market of electric vehicles throughout the united nation. And in this view Ford has signed an agreement with the EV giant Tesla.
