Tesla will open its network of super-chargers to Ford vehicles in early 2024

2023-05-26 00:31:31

By Le Figaro with AFP

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Ford boss Jim Farley. JOE WHITE / REUTERS

In February, Tesla had agreed to open its terminals to electric cars from other manufacturers, thus allowing the company to benefit from state subsidies.

Tesla will open its network of superchargers in the United States and Canada to Ford electric vehicles starting in 2024, allowing Ford to more than double the number of stations available to its customers. “By early 2024, all current and future Ford customers will have access to 12,000 Tesla Superchargers, high-speed superchargers”explained the boss of Ford, Jim Farley, during a discussion on Twitter with that of Tesla, Elon Musk.

He did not give details of the rates but assured that the group would ensure that they were “as affordable and competitive as possible”. The adapter should cost “in the hundreds of dollars”, said the boss of Tesla. Ford currently has a network of around 10,000 fast charging stations for its electric vehicles, the Mustang Mach-E sedan, the F-150 Lightning pickup and the E-Transit vans. From 2025, new generations of Ford electric vehicles will be manufactured with a connector that will eliminate the need for a specific adapter for Tesla’s terminals.

A major obstacle to the transition to electric

The White House announced in February that it had entered into an agreement with Elon Musk’s group for the electric car manufacturer to open its network of charging stations to other brands of electric vehicles by the end of 2024. The lack of chargers is indeed considered a major obstacle to the transition to electric in the United States. According to the government, Tesla had then agreed to open at least 7,500 chargers to electric cars from other manufacturers, thus allowing the company to benefit from American subsidies. “We don’t want Tesla’s supercharger network to be inaccessible to other brands”remarked Elon Musk during the discussion with his counterpart on Thursday. “We want it to support electrification and sustainable transport in general”he added.