Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) lags in locations versus the other road-trip fast-charging standards that have been used for EVs. But it is the future.
Months ago, earlier this year, that future was not at all apparent. But May 25 the tide turned.
That day, with a joint chat between Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Ford CEO Jim Farley, it was announced that Ford would adopt Tesla’s NACS connector in future EVs, starting in 2025, and that current Ford EVs would gain access to Tesla’s Supercharger network starting early 2024.
Ford Mustang Mach-E at Tesla Supercharger
The timing fit in with Ford’s future-product announcements, directly following a preview of the company’s Gen 2 EVs, including a three-row EV that would get 350 miles of range from around 100 kwh.
“This is a really big deal for our customers,” said Farley then, pointing to the ease of use of…
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