Ford’s plans to offer its electrical car house owners with a fast-charging adapter for entry to hundreds of Tesla Superchargers is not going as deliberate. We reported final week that Ford prolonged the deadline for its EV house owners to get the complimentary North American Charging Normal (NACS) adapter from June 30 to August 31. Now Ford is saying there is a additional delay to convey the NACS to CCS adapters to the market.
In an electronic mail that went out to Ford’s electrical car house owners this afternoon, the automaker cited provide chain constraints for the delay. It added that the corporate was “quickly working” to extend the manufacturing of the NACS to CCS adapters and ship them to prospects “as quickly as potential.” It is unclear if meaning the August 31 deadline to order a free adapter is additional prolonged.
NACS adapters for non-Tesla EV house owners.
Tesla Superchargers make for the most important and most dependable charging community within the U.S. Up till not too long ago, it was solely open to Tesla house owners. Some stations supplied an integral “magic dock” adapter for non-Tesla EVs. However now Tesla is working with all main automakers to offer house owners with a transportable NACS-to-CCS adapter to permit non-Tesla EV house owners entry to the Supercharger community.
This is what Ford stated to prospects in an electronic mail:
On account of ongoing provide constraints, there’s a additional delay of your complimentary Quick Charging Adapter. We all know that is irritating. Thanks on your continued persistence.
To expedite your adapter supply, we’re quickly working with our provide base to extend high-quality manufacturing. We’re assured we may have an answer within the coming weeks. As adapter provide will increase, our objective is to work as quick as potential to get your adapter to you.
We’ll proceed to replace you on the estimated timing of your adapter. Within the meantime, be sure you’re able to Plug & Cost with Tesla Superchargers by setting your car’s automated software program updates to “On.”
Final 12 months, Ford struck a cope with Tesla to open up its expansive Supercharger community in North America. Ford would first supply Supercharger entry to its prospects with a NACS to CCS adapter. 2026 onwards, Ford EVs are anticipated to return with the NACS port built-in. The deal set-off a series response within the business, with all main U.S. automakers, together with GM, Rivian and others following swimsuit.
Nonetheless, the Tesla-made NACS adapter rollout has been fairly sluggish. Just some Rivian and Ford house owners have obtained their adapters thus far.
“Whereas we proceed to repeatedly ship adapters (as we’ve since Might), we’re unable to share particular numbers or touch upon particular prospects. I’ll reiterate that we’re sending them out as quick as we are able to get them and can hold doing so,” a Rivian spokesperson informed InsideEVs. We additionally reached out to Ford, GM and Mercedes, who didn’t reply to our requests for remark.
Quick Charging Adapter (NACS)
In line with Bloomberg, Tesla is manufacturing the NACS-to-CCS adapters at its facility in Buffalo, New York and delivery them to partnering automakers. Tesla fired its total 500-member Supercharger crew early this 12 months because it pivots to AI and robotaxis. Hundreds of staff at its Buffalo manufacturing unit have been impacted by the layoffs as nicely, Reuters reported. Since then, Tesla rehired a lot of those that have been fired.
The delay in convey the NACS-to-CCS adapters, nonetheless, is impacting buyer’s shopping for choices. On Rivian Boards, a number of Rivian house owners declare that they obtained their NACS to CCS adapters about two weeks after getting an electronic mail notification from Rivian.
However Ford house owners are upset. “Quick charging has all the time been hit and miss within the Northeast the place I stay,” David Zachow, a Ford F-150 Lightning proprietor informed InsideEVs. “Tesla Supercharging has been a gold customary for reliability of lengthy distance journey. [The adapter deal] was a significant component in buying a F-150 Lightning which I did lower than per week after the deal was introduced,” he added.
It is unclear what the precise roadblock is in rolling out the NACS adapters. However till that occurs en masse, many homeowners equivalent to Zachow could must pause their summer time road-tripping plans.
