Ford Is Sticking With an EV Future—With a Boost From Tesla
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Ford Is Sticking With an EV Future—With a Boost From Tesla

Wired  

The road to progress has never been smooth. In total, North American Ford drivers can now access 180,000 chargers, which the company says makes it the continent’s largest integrated public charging network. Ford says getting this adapter and public charging right is vital because most of the company’s EV customers are now people switching from gas-powered cars. A recent survey from JD Power found that one in five of the EV drivers who visited public charging stations in the last three months of 2024 were unable to charge, due to station outages, long wait times, payment failures, and broken equipment. “If someone feels like the public charging infrastructure isn’t supportive enough, they might opt for an ICE vehicle,” says Brent Gruber, the head of the EV practice at JD Power, referring to internal combustion engines.

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Universal Plug-and-Charge for EV Charging Stations Is Set to Launch in 2025
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Universal Plug-and-Charge for EV Charging Stations Is Set to Launch in 2025

Wired  

To fill a car with gas, you generally just need a credit card or cash. That situation could change next year if a new “universal Plug and Charge” initiative from SAE International, a group of EV carmakers and chargers, moves ahead and gains ground. Launching in early 2025, the network could make charging an EV actually easier than gassing up: …

Planning to buy an electric car? This government move may make EVs cheaper
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Planning to buy an electric car? This government move may make EVs cheaper

India Today  

In order to encourage global auto giants, including Tesla, to invest here, the Indian government announced the new EV policy in March 2024. While the new EV policy aimed at benefitting companies investing in building new plants, the government is now contemplating extending benefits to automakers building electric models at existing factories in the country, as per a report by …

Driving a Ford Mustang EV along Interstate 5, but charging up at Tesla station. Is that a thing?
4 months ago

Driving a Ford Mustang EV along Interstate 5, but charging up at Tesla station. Is that a thing?

LA Times  

I’m Russ Mitchell, climate and transportation reporter, filling in for Sammy Roth this week. But until recently, non-Tesla drivers couldn’t use Tesla Superchargers, in part because Tesla nozzles don’t fit into non-Tesla cars, and in part because Elon Musk wouldn’t let them. Recently I made the same trip in a Ford Mustang Mach E equipped with an adapter that allowed …

Tesla has been slow to make its chargers accessible to other EVs
4 months ago

Tesla has been slow to make its chargers accessible to other EVs

LA Times  

Tesla Inc. promised to drop the wall on its so-called charging “walled garden” two years ago, making its Superchargers accessible to all EVs. “I absolutely love the car, but it’s definitely limited my travel.” Tesla “invited” other brands to adopt its charging port in late 2022. The loss of so many Supercharger workers at Tesla “certainly didn’t help,” said Brent …

Tesla won the plug war. Enter the age of the EV charging adapter
4 months ago

Tesla won the plug war. Enter the age of the EV charging adapter

NPR  

Tesla won the plug war. Within the last 18 months, every other EV maker in the U.S. has agreed to switch to Tesla's technology, in large part because that gives drivers access to the industry-leading charging network that Tesla built. To explain the difference between Tesla's system and CCS, Sun holds up a chunk of black plastic with round holes …

Ford Steps Back From EVs—and Says Hybrids Are the Future
55 years, 2 months ago

Ford Steps Back From EVs—and Says Hybrids Are the Future

Wired  

Spooked by weakening demand for EV sales, and the number and ingenuity of Chinese automakers, Ford is scaling back its all-electric ambitions, despite manufacturers, including Ford, experiencing significant growth for electric car sales in the first quarter. Noting that the Dearborn, Michigan, company is responding to market demand, chief financial officer John Lawler told reporters on a call today that …

FREDA LEWIS-STEMPEL did a 1,000 mile road trip in the new Tesla Model 3 using only green energy - is range anxiety over?
8 months, 3 weeks ago

FREDA LEWIS-STEMPEL did a 1,000 mile road trip in the new Tesla Model 3 using only green energy - is range anxiety over?

Daily Mail  

Is it really such a massive tribulation and nerve-racking experience taking an electric car on a long trip? Leg one: Tesla Tottenham to Tebay Services, Cumbria The 1,000 mile road trip from London to Scotland and back involved some scenic charging, while topping the car's range up with only renewable energy Using the Supercharger network and the wider charging network …

Tesla fires charging team, leading to fears that drivers won’t be able to charge their cars
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Tesla fires charging team, leading to fears that drivers won’t be able to charge their cars

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Tesla appears to have fired its Supercharger team, leading to fears over how …

Elimination of Tesla’s charging department raises worries as EVs from other automakers join network
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Elimination of Tesla’s charging department raises worries as EVs from other automakers join network

Associated Press  

DETROIT — Elon Musk’s move to lay off the department responsible for Tesla’s electric vehicle chargers has touched off worries in the auto industry that EVs from other automakers will have trouble joining Tesla’s network. Expanding access to the network, which previously had been accessible only to Tesla owners, also helped to allay fears that there weren’t enough charging stations …

Federal EV charging stations are key to Biden’s climate agenda, yet only 4 states have them
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Federal EV charging stations are key to Biden’s climate agenda, yet only 4 states have them

Associated Press  

LONDON, Ohio — Within 24 hours of buying his red Ford Mustang Mach-E, Liam Sawyer set off on a camping trip. A 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E charges, Friday, March 8, 2024, at an electric vehicle charging station in London, Ohio. Liam Sawyer, of Indianapolis, touches the screen as he charges his 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E, Friday, March 8, 2024, at …

Full baskets and full batteries: One-in-10 UK supermarkets now offer EV charging so you can top up while you shop
1 year ago

Full baskets and full batteries: One-in-10 UK supermarkets now offer EV charging so you can top up while you shop

Daily Mail  

Looking for you nearest public charger for your electric car? With 600 new locations added in the last 12 months, there are almost 3,000 EV chargepoints now in place at supermarkets Ultra-rapid charging can add up 80 per cent charge to many new EVs in less than 10 minutes - browse the aisles, fill your trolley, checkout and come out …

Britain's electric car driveway divide: 30% of owners can't access cheaper home charging
1 year ago

Britain's electric car driveway divide: 30% of owners can't access cheaper home charging

Daily Mail  

A significant 'driveway divide' has emerged among Britain's electric car owners with the vast majority of existing drivers having access to homechargers installed at their properties as their primary energy source. Only 14% of EV drivers using expensive public charging points as their main energy source, while 69% primarily use their cheaper homechargers, a new report has found. This is …

Ford electric vehicle owners can now charge on Tesla’s network, but they’ll need an adapter first
1 year ago

Ford electric vehicle owners can now charge on Tesla’s network, but they’ll need an adapter first

Associated Press  

DETROIT — Owners of Ford electric vehicles can now use much of Tesla’s charging network in the U.S. and Canada, but there’s a hitch. Most other automakers followed Ford in joining Tesla’s network and agreeing to switch to Tesla’s plug, called the North American Charging Standard, which is smaller and easier to use than the current plugs on most other …

Tesla Wins EV Charging! Now What?
55 years, 2 months ago

Tesla Wins EV Charging! Now What?

Wired  

A big pain point for electric vehicle owners could soon sting less, thanks to an announcement from the Jeep-, Ram-, and Chrysler-maker Stellantis—one of Detroit’s Big Three automakers. This week, the company said that it would add the Tesla-designed charging connection system, called the North American Charging Standard, or NACS, to its electric vehicles by 2025. Surveys suggest that today’s …

Honda joins Ford, GM and others in adopting Tesla’s EV charging technology
1 year, 6 months ago

Honda joins Ford, GM and others in adopting Tesla’s EV charging technology

Associated Press  

Honda will join Ford, GM and other electric vehicle makers in adopting Tesla’s charging technology, the company announced Thursday. Analysts say that Tesla’s North American Charging Standard connector and cord are much lighter and easier to handle than the Combined Charging System used by the rest of the auto industry. The addition of yet another EV maker to its charging …

New electric vehicle charging network being built by major automakers could lure more buyers to EVs
1 year, 8 months ago

New electric vehicle charging network being built by major automakers could lure more buyers to EVs

Associated Press  

DETROIT — The announcement Wednesday that seven major automakers are joining to build a large North American electric vehicle charging network should pull people off the sidelines to at least consider shifting away from gas-powered vehicles. The automakers said in a joint statement Wednesday that they want to build the “leading network” of reliable high-powered charging stations in North America. …

Major automakers unite to build EV charging network they say will rival Tesla’s
1 year, 8 months ago

Major automakers unite to build EV charging network they say will rival Tesla’s

LA Times  

Seven major automakers say they’re joining forces to build a North American electric vehicle charging network that would rival Tesla’s and nearly double the number of fast-charging plugs in the U.S. and Canada. The automakers said in a joint statement Wednesday that they want to build the “leading network” of reliable high-powered charging stations in North America. Tesla’s network, with …

Tesla’s EV plug is closer to becoming the industry standard following a move by an automotive group
1 year, 8 months ago

Tesla’s EV plug is closer to becoming the industry standard following a move by an automotive group

Associated Press  

DETROIT — A key U.S. automotive industry organization says it will set performance standards for Tesla’s electric vehicle charging cords in another move toward using the Tesla plug on all EVs. The move Tuesday by SAE International, formerly the Society of Automotive Engineers, comes just weeks after Ford, General Motors and Rivian said they would join Tesla’s large Supercharger network …

Automobile rivals embrace Tesla EV chargers
1 year, 9 months ago

Automobile rivals embrace Tesla EV chargers

The Hindu  

Tesla's electric charging network has long pleased electric car mavens. Delays, supply chain woes Appearing with Musk on Twitter Spaces, GM Chief Executive Mary Barra said she was "really excited" to almost double the volume of chargers available to GM vehicle owners, adding that she hoped the Tesla system, known as the North American Charging Standard, could become a unified …

Tesla technology inches closer to becoming industry standard as Rivian joins its charging network
1 year, 9 months ago

Tesla technology inches closer to becoming industry standard as Rivian joins its charging network

Associated Press  

DETROIT — Electric vehicle maker Rivian says it will follow General Motors and Ford and join Tesla’s charging network next year. The startup truck, SUV and delivery van maker says Tuesday that like GM and Ford, it also will adopt Tesla’s charging connector, another step toward making it the industry standard. Tesla’s Superchargers are coveted by other automakers because it …

General Motors follows Ford, embraces Tesla's EV charging network
1 year, 9 months ago

General Motors follows Ford, embraces Tesla's EV charging network

Hindustan Times  

General Motors Co. will adapt its electric vehicles to Tesla Inc.’s Superchargers, following Ford Motor Co.’s lead and all but ensuring it will become an industry standard in the US. “Not only will it help make the transition to electric vehicles more seamless for our customers, but it could help move the industry toward a single North American charging standard.” …

With GM and Ford embracing Tesla’s EV charging technology, here’s what it means for consumers
1 year, 9 months ago

With GM and Ford embracing Tesla’s EV charging technology, here’s what it means for consumers

Associated Press  

DETROIT — Starting next year, owners of electric vehicles made by General Motors and Ford will be able to charge their EVs at many of Tesla’s charging stations, the largest such network in the country. With GM and Ford joining Tesla’s charging system, the rest of the auto industry may be forced follow suit. At present, two main types of …

Ford electric vehicle owners to get access to Tesla Supercharger network starting next spring
1 year, 10 months ago

Ford electric vehicle owners to get access to Tesla Supercharger network starting next spring

Associated Press  

DETROIT — All of Ford Motor Co.'s current and future electric vehicles will have access to about 12,000 Tesla Supercharger stations in the U.S. and Canada starting next spring. Ford CEO Jim Farley and Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced the agreement Thursday during a “Twitter Spaces” audio chat. But Ford will switch to Tesla’s North American Charging Standard connector with …

Musk's Tesla Gives Ford Motor Access to its 12,000 Superchargers
1 year, 10 months ago

Musk's Tesla Gives Ford Motor Access to its 12,000 Superchargers

News 18  

All of Ford Motor Co.’s current and future electric vehicles will have access to about 12,000 Tesla Supercharger stations in the U.S. and Canada starting next spring. Ford CEO Jim Farley and Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced the agreement Thursday during a “Twitter Spaces” audio chat. Musk said he didn’t want Tesla’s network to be a “walled garden” and that …

Ford EV owners to get access to Tesla's charging stations from 2024
1 year, 10 months ago

Ford EV owners to get access to Tesla's charging stations from 2024

Hindustan Times  

Ford Motor Co said on Thursday it has agreed with Tesla Inc to allow its electric vehicle owners to gain access to more than 12,000 Tesla Superchargers in North America in early 2024. All of Ford Motor Co.'s current and future electric vehicles will have access to about 12,000 Tesla Supercharger stations starting in 2024, according to an announcement Thursday, …

Ford electric vehicle owners to get access to Tesla Supercharger network starting next year
1 year, 10 months ago

Ford electric vehicle owners to get access to Tesla Supercharger network starting next year

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy All of Ford Motor Co.'s …

Ford electric vehicle owners to get access to Tesla Supercharger network starting next spring
1 year, 10 months ago

Ford electric vehicle owners to get access to Tesla Supercharger network starting next spring

LA Times  

Starting next year, Ford electric vehicles will have access to Tesla’s 12,000 Supercharger stations in the U.S. and Canada. All of Ford Motor Co.’s current and future electric vehicles will have access to about 12,000 Tesla Supercharger stations in the U.S. and Canada starting next spring. But Ford will switch to Tesla’s North American Charging Standard connector with its second-generation …

Businesses rush to install electric vehicle charging to keep tourists coming back
1 year, 11 months ago

Businesses rush to install electric vehicle charging to keep tourists coming back

ABC  

With more than 10 per cent of new cars sold in the ACT now running on electricity, popular coastal getaway towns are struggling with the infrastructure needed to keep the tourism trade fully charged. Key points: The ACT has the highest uptake of EVs in Australia South Coast communities reliant on tourists from Canberra want to make sure travellers keep …

Tesla will open thousands of its chargers for use with any EV, White House says
2 years, 1 month ago

Tesla will open thousands of its chargers for use with any EV, White House says

NPR  

Tesla will open thousands of its chargers for use with any EV, White House says The White House says Tesla will open thousands of its proprietary chargers up to be used by any EV driver. There's the risk of losing customers who are like, well, hey; maybe I don't need a Tesla for my next vehicle because I can still …

Tesla to universalise US charging stations as part of $7.5 bn federal program
2 years, 1 month ago

Tesla to universalise US charging stations as part of $7.5 bn federal program

Live Mint  

As a part of the universalisation of EV charging in the USA, the Biden administration collaborated with Tesla to open part of its US charging network to all Electric Vehicles. Tesla EV charging stations will be open to all under the $7.5 billion federal program for the expansion of EVs and cut carbon emissions. The electric car maker is planning …

U.S. government will pay Tesla to open its charger network to non-Tesla EVs
2 years, 1 month ago

U.S. government will pay Tesla to open its charger network to non-Tesla EVs

LA Times  

Tesla has agreed to open up its charging network to non-Tesla electric vehicles after the U.S. government said it would foot the bill. Elon Musk, Tesla’s chief executive, promised to provide 7,500 open-access chargers in the U.S. by the end of 2024, according to Biden administration officials. The Tesla deal is part of the Biden administration’s $7.5-billion plan to fund …

Letters to the Editor: Why are most new EVs still Teslas? Blame oil-bound carmakers
2 years, 1 month ago

Letters to the Editor: Why are most new EVs still Teslas? Blame oil-bound carmakers

LA Times  

To the editor: The reason that electric vehicle sales are mostly Teslas isn’t because they are more expensive or because the company’s chief executive is an abrasive right-wing jerk. To the editor: Here’s another reason the glut of Teslas on the road today dissuades people from buying less expensive EVs. The vast majority of public charging stations use a standard …

Electric car drivers hit by 42% hike in price of public chargers
2 years, 6 months ago

Electric car drivers hit by 42% hike in price of public chargers

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The figures show a driver …

Tesla opens charging network to other EVs for the first time
3 years, 4 months ago

Tesla opens charging network to other EVs for the first time

The Hindu  

Tesla Inc is opening its charging network to other electric cars for the first time with a pilot program in the Netherlands, as the world's most valuable carmaker looks to bring electric vehicles into the mainstream. The program will be tested at 10 locations in the Netherlands, the company said on Monday, adding that Dutch non-Tesla EV drivers can access …

Automakers face a threat to EV sales: Slow charging times
3 years, 9 months ago

Automakers face a threat to EV sales: Slow charging times

Associated Press  

DETROIT — If the auto industry is to succeed in its bet that electric vehicles will soon dominate the roads, it will need to overcome a big reason why many people are still avoiding them: fear of running out of juice between Point A and Point B. Automakers have sought to quell those concerns by developing EVs that go farther …

Automakers face a threat to EV sales: Slow charging times
3 years, 9 months ago

Automakers face a threat to EV sales: Slow charging times

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “It’s not there yet, but it’s one of those …

Ford raises EV spending, expects 40% of global vehicle volume to be all-electric by 2030
3 years, 9 months ago

Ford raises EV spending, expects 40% of global vehicle volume to be all-electric by 2030

The Hindu  

Ford Motor Company has increased its planned total spending on electrification to more than $30 billion by 2025, and the firm expects 40% of its global vehicle volume to be fully electric by 2030, it said in a statement. The Michigan-based company is also creating Ford Pro, a global vehicle services and distribution business that is said to deliver new …

Ford estimates 40 percent of its global vehicle sales will come from EVs by 2030
3 years, 9 months ago

Ford estimates 40 percent of its global vehicle sales will come from EVs by 2030

Firstpost  

To further boost its electric aspirations, Ford will add $8 billion to its EV development spending from 2021 to 2025. Ford expects 40 percent of its global sales to come from battery-electric vehicles by 2030 as it adds billions of dollars to what it’s spending to develop them. Ford announced two new electric vehicle platforms to handle pickup trucks, commercial …

GM is tripling the size of its EV fast charging network
4 years, 7 months ago

GM is tripling the size of its EV fast charging network

CNN  

New York CNN Business — General Motors is hoping to bolster consumer demand for electric vehicles by tripling the size of its fast charging network. The strategy stands in contrast to Tesla’s own fast charging network, known as Supercharger, that originally focused on providing quick-charge capability along Interstate routes to facilitate long-distance drives. Barra said in a release the expansion …

Ford announces launch of largest electric vehicle charging network in the US
5 years, 5 months ago

Ford announces launch of largest electric vehicle charging network in the US

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Ford doesn’t currently offer any electric vehicles, but it announced Thursday that, once it does, it will offer the largest North American network of electric vehicle chargers of any automaker — including Tesla. Ford electric vehicle owners will be able to pay for charging through the app without having to subscribe separately to individual charging …

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