Ford EV owners to get access to Tesla Supercharger network next spring

All of Ford Motor Co's current and future electric vehicles will have access to about 12,000 Tesla Supercharger stations in the US and Canada starting next spring. Ford CEO Jim Farley and Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced the agreement Thursday during a Twitter Spaces audio chat. We think this is a huge move for our industry and for all electric customers, Farley said. Musk said he didn't want Tesla's network to be a walled garden and that he wants to use it to support sustainable transportation. It is our intent to do everything possible to support Ford and have Ford be on an equal footing at Tesla Superchargers, Musk said. Farley said there will be a cost to Ford owners, perhaps a monthly subscription, but he didn't give specifics. Details of any financial arrangement between Ford and Tesla were not announced. At first, Ford's current electric vehicles will need an adapter to hook into the Tesla stations, which have their own connector. But Ford will switch to Tesla's North America

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