Ford is now shipping a new Tesla Supercharger NACS adapter to its EV drivers

Ford will start shipping a new Tesla Supercharger NACS adapter to customers today, the company told Engadget in an email. The new adapters were co-developed with Lectron, a major manufacturer of EV chargers, adapters and cables for Tesla and others.
Ford drivers gained access to Tesla Superchargers earlier this year, but the CCS charging port on Ford EVs isn’t compatible with Tesla’s NACS port. To fix that, the automaker offered a free NACS adapter to owners of its Mach E, F-150 Lightning and other vehicles, with a deadline of June 2024.
Earlier this month, however, Ford sent a service bulletin to some customers telling them to stop using the adapter. The reason cited was a “potential issue” that could reduce charging speeds and even cause charging port damage. Ford extended its deadline and promised a replacement adapter in the coming weeks.
While some of the supply of the original adapter had potential issues, they don’t apply to all the adapters; in fact, Ford will provide both the old one and these new models. “To continue accelerating access to the Tesla Supercharger Network for Ford electric vehicle customers, Ford will start shipping a new Ford-branded complimentary adapter to customers as of October 31,” a company spokesperson wrote. “Customers who are awaiting a complimentary adapter may receive the new Ford-branded Fast Charging Adapter or the existing approved adapter.”
Other automakers including Nissan, GM and Subaru have also signed pacts with Tesla to use its Superchargers. Tesla’s network represents a large majority of DC fast chargers in the US, with 19,000 installed compared to 15,000 from all other operators. Globally, Tesla has installed over 62,000 supercharger connectors as of Q3 2024, up 23 percent over last year.
Correction, October 31 2024, 1:42PM ET: This story originally stated that Ford’s new adapters developed with Lectron were a replacement for other adapters that Ford had asked owners to return due to potential issues. That’s not the case. Ford is still provided EV owners with the older-style adapter as not all of the supply were having issues. The new adapter developed with Lectron is meant to augment and increase supply of adapters for customers rather than replace it. We apologize for the error.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/transportation/evs/fords-free-replacement-for-its-telsa-supercharger-adapter-starts-shipping-today-130010480.html?src=rss
Ford will start shipping a new Tesla Supercharger NACS adapter to customers today, the company told Engadget in an email. The new adapters were co-developed with Lectron, a major manufacturer of EV chargers, adapters and cables for Tesla and others. Ford drivers gained access to Tesla Superchargers earlier this year,…
Recent Posts
- Krafton slams ex-Subnautica 2 execs — who now say they’re suing
- The 7 Best Prime Day Action Camera Deals for Thrill Seekers (2025)
- Qantas confirms 5.7 million customers impacted by data breach
- Conspiracy theorists are blaming flash floods on cloud seeding — it has to stop
- A Republican state attorney general is formally investigating why AI chatbots don’t like Donald Trump
Archives
- July 2025
- June 2025
- May 2025
- April 2025
- March 2025
- February 2025
- January 2025
- December 2024
- November 2024
- October 2024
- September 2024
- August 2024
- July 2024
- June 2024
- May 2024
- April 2024
- March 2024
- February 2024
- January 2024
- December 2023
- November 2023
- October 2023
- September 2023
- August 2023
- July 2023
- June 2023
- May 2023
- April 2023
- March 2023
- February 2023
- January 2023
- December 2022
- November 2022
- October 2022
- September 2022
- August 2022
- July 2022