Owners of Ford electric vehicles can now use much of Tesla’s charging network in the U.S. and Canada, but there’s a hitch.
They’ll need to get an adapter that Ford will provide for free, although the company won’t start shipping those until the end of March.
Last May, Ford became the first automaker to reach an agreement with the Austin, Texas-based Tesla to charge on its network, which is the largest and most well-placed in the U.S.
And this is part of why I’m holding onto my ICE. I’m low mile driver and really… I want the plug to be future proof.
I may stay in the ICE for a while. But I’m my mind, having the “wrong” plug would bother the hell out of me.
Same, I’m a low mileage driver and when I do drive it’s road trips and camping mostly. The economics of a new EV vs my long paid off outback are terrible when you drive 5k a year. Waiting for a native NACS plug is the obvious decision for us (along with the rest of the reasons to wait).
They got me with the 20k off between 5 off msrp, 7.5 manufacturer incentive, and 7.5 in tax credits. There’s enough of the non NACS plugs that adapters will be pretty common for the life of the car. Personally not a big deal to throw an adapter in the car if I ever need to use a NACS plug.
Solid state is supposedly on the horizon though. Safer and more energy per weight. Probably another 5 years