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Two months ago, Ford shocked the EV world and announced it would be transitioning to Tesla’s connector, the North American Charging Standard, commonly referred to as NACS in 2025. However, since then, Ford hasn’t spoken much about how this came about and how it will be implemented, so I requested an interview.
Ford agreed and offered me some time with Jeff Beno, the company’s Public Charging Manager.
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
02:00 The interview begins
03:33 Why did Ford decide to switch connectors
04:59 How did Ford come to the conclusion it needed to switch
06:00 Will Ford’s vehicles have two charge ports to use both connectors?
07:22 When will Ford make the CCS1 to NACS adapters be available?
08:03 Will Ford change the locations of its charge ports to reach the Supercharger?
09:21 What about AC charging adapters for J1772 to NACS?
11:01 Did Ford have to pay Tesla to use its Supercharger network?
11:39 Will Ford continue to use Plug&Charge?
12:13 When will Ford fix the problem with Plug&Charge billing?
13:49 Will transitioning to the NACS connector be a problem with bidirectional power systems?
14:29 Did Ford insist a 3rd party like the SAE would standardize NACS?
15:37 Why didn’t Ford join the other 7 automakers in forming the new charging network?
17:23 Will Ford dealers install charging stations with NACS or CCS1 connectors?
19:16 Is there anything Ford can do to improve the public charging experience?
21:32 How much will the NACS adapter cost?
23:18 Outro
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