Ford ships new NACS adapters to EV customers

Thanks to a Tesla-provided adapter, owners of Ford electrical vehicles were among nan first non-Tesla drivers to get entree to nan SuperCharger web successful nan U.S.

Yet, amid slowing proviso from Tesla, Ford is now turning to Lectron, an EV-accessories supplier, to supply these North American Charging Standard (NACS) adapters, according to InsideEVs.

Non-Tesla electrical vehicles characteristic a Combined Charging System (CCS), which require an NACS adapter to entree Tesla’s SuperCharger stations successful North America.

Ford has already began shipping nan caller adapters for free to customers who had already registered to person a complimentary adapter. Other customers tin still bargain it connected Ford’s website for $200.

The Lectron adapters are rated for up to 500 amps and 1,000 volts, akin to Tesla adapters’ specifications.

In October, Ford issued a bulletin asking its EV customers to extremity utilizing its complementary adapters, citing a potential issue which could origin reduced charging speeds and moreover harm to nan port. It besides said that it would nonstop replacement units to nan affected customers.

However, nan Lectron chargers are not replacement units, and are being shipped to “continue accelerating entree to nan Tesla SuperCharger web for Ford’s electrical conveyance customers,” Ford said.

According to InsideEVs, request for NACS adapters is “exceptionally high”, pinch immoderate customers having to hold for months to get their units. The adapters were presently listed arsenic “out of stock” connected Ford’s website.

In 2024, astir EV automakers followed Ford’s lead to connection entree to Tesla’s SuperCharger network. In September, General Motors EVs made by Chevrolet, GMC and Cadillac joined nan increasing list of vehicles to adopt NACS charging. The web already allows access, via adapters, to EVs made by Rivian, Honda and Volvo. The likes of Nissan, Hyundai, Toyota, BMW, Volkswagen, and Jaguar person besides signed agreements to commencement allowing entree successful 2025.