Ford Tested Its Gen 2 NACS Adapter by Running It Over With an F-150
It’s been a year since Ford’s electric car unlocks third parties to visit Tesla’s supercharged network Free NACS Fast Charging Adapter. This week, the automaker doubled its commitment to North American charging systems, adding NACS fast charger routing through Apple Maps in CarPlay and offering its second-generation NACS fast charger adapter F-150 Lighting Electric pickup and Mustang Mach SUV. The new adapter is expected to be easier and more reliable to use.
In 2023, Ford is The largest automaker Announced support for North American charging systems that are biased against Tesla. A year later, this is the first person to do a good job of the oath by offering Free NACS Charging Adapter For any owner who requests one between February and June 2024. According to the automaker, its drivers use these adapters extensively. Tesla supercharged stations have nearly 20% of Ford electric vehicles paid visits.
NACS and Tesla supercharger stations are now recommended when planning large trips via Apple Carplay.
The addition of Tesla’s V3 supercharger has grown the BlueOval Charge network – Ford’s compatible charging station database, estimated at 44,000 DC fast charging points in North America. Drivers can find and navigate to these stations through the vehicle’s on-board navigation, the Ford Channel app, and now Apple Maps EV routes.
Just yesterday, Ford Mustang Mach-E and F-150 Lightning Drivers have the ability to include NACS fast charging stations Travel computed via Apple Maps EV routing in CARPLAY. Apple Maps can now detect the charging status of the host EV to calculate when it needs to be plugged in, and recommends charging stations along routes (including Tesla rescuers) when planning longer trips. Recommended stops for NACS stations include warnings that bring you a fast charging adapter. However, since Apple Carplay is separated from the Core EV system, battery preprocessing for Apple Maps EV routing is not supported.
To test the new adapter, Ford and lectron suffered snow, water, impact, and even crush tests under the F-150 Lightning EV.
Today, Ford also announced the second generation of NACS adapters. Developed with electric vehicle charging accessories manufacturers lectronThe new Ford fast charging adapter is said to be more robust and reliable, capable of withstanding a variety of climates, conditions and abuses that owners may make it lifelong – from snow to flooding, to being run by an F-150 Lightning Electric truck. The adapter has an integrated handle that is more ergonomic, easier to grip than the previous generation, and new vehicle interlocks, preventing accidental unplugging of the adapter during charging.
$200 Order from Ford’s website Or the service center, the new Ford fast charging adapter is also a little cheaper than its $230 predecessor – I’ll probably have stock, given the experience of building and shipping my own adapters.
