Owners of Ford electric trucks and SUVs will soon have easy access to the more than 12,000 Tesla V3 Superchargers in the US and Canada thanks to a partnership between the two automakers announced today. Starting in early 2024, the Tesla Supercharger network will become accessible through Ford’s BlueOval Charge network via a hardware adapter and, beginning in 2025, Ford’s next-generation EVs will have Tesla’s charging port built-in.
The BlueOval Charge network is Ford’s aggregation of partnered EV charging providers that customers can search and access via their onboard route planning software, the FordPass mobile app or other methods. Ford boasts access to more than 10,000 DC fast charging stations — on networks including Electrify America, EVgo, ChargePoint and others — which will soon be joined by Tesla’s 12,000-plus Supercharging points.
Drivers will connect to the V3 Superchargers via a Tesla-developed hardware adapter that converts Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) cable to the Combined Charging System (CCS) port that comes standard on the F-150 Lightning, Mustang Mach-E and E-Transit EVs. Charger activation and payment will then be handled via the FordPass app or Ford’s Pro Intelligence onboard EV software.
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