Tesla to Open Superchargers to Ford EVs in 2024

<p>Tesla will allow customers of a competing automaker to use their network of superchargers starting next year&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Ford Motor Company said it reached an agreement with Tesla Motors that will provide Ford electric vehicle customers access to more than 12&comma;000 Tesla Superchargers across the U&period;S&period; and Canada&comma; doubling the number of fast-chargers available to Ford EV customers starting Spring 2024&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;This is great news for our customers who will have unprecedented access to the largest network of fast-chargers in the U&period;S&period; and Canada with 12&comma;000&plus; Tesla Superchargers plus 10&comma;000&plus; fast-chargers already in the BlueOval Charge Network&comma;” said Jim Farley&comma; Ford president and CEO&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Widespread access to fast-charging is absolutely vital to our growth as an EV brand&comma; and this breakthrough agreement comes as we are ramping up production of our popular Mustang Mach-E and F-150 Lightning&comma; and preparing to launch a series of next-generation EVs starting in 2025&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Added Rebecca Tinucci&comma; Tesla’s senior director of charging infrastructure&colon; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We’ve spent the last 10 years building an industry-leading Charging Network that enables freedom to travel and provides charging confidence for our Tesla owners&period; We’re excited to deliver on our mission to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy by welcoming Ford owners&comma; and other electric vehicles who adopt NACS&comma; to our thousands of Superchargers across North America&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>A Tesla-developed adapter will provide Ford F-150 Lightning&comma; Mustang Mach-E and E-Transit vehicles fitted with the Combined Charging System &lpar;CCS&rpar; port access to Tesla’s V3 Superchargers&period; Ford will equip future EVs with the NACS charge port&comma; removing the need for an adapter for direct access to Tesla Superchargers&comma; starting in 2025&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Tesla has led the industry in creating a large&comma; reliable and efficient charging system and we are pleased to be able to join forces in a way that benefits customers and overall EV adoption&comma;” said Marin Gjaja&comma; chief customer officer&comma; Ford Model e&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;<a id&equals;"OLE&lowbar;LINK13" name&equals;"OLE&lowbar;LINK13"><&sol;a>The Tesla Supercharger network has excellent reliability and the NACS plug is smaller and lighter&period;  Overall&comma; this provides a superior experience for customers&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;ford&period;com&sol;trucks&sol;f150&sol;f150-lightning&sol;features&sol;ev-charging&sol;blueoval-charge-network&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">BlueOval Charge Network<&sol;a> is already North America’s largest public charging network with over 84&comma;000 chargers including access to over 10&comma;000 public DC fast-chargers&period; Adding more than 12&comma;000 Tesla Superchargers creates the single largest integrated fast-charge network across the U&period;S&period; and Canada&comma; designed to significantly reduce charge anxiety for Ford customers&comma; with automatic routing to the nearest charger and seamless billing via FordPass&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Additionally&comma; Ford dealers are adding roughly 1&comma;800 public-facing fast-chargers and locations to the BlueOval Charge Network by early 2024&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;