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Ford EVs get full access to Tesla Superchargers in 2024; switch to Tesla style plug in '25
Posted on 5/25/23 at 9:58 pm
Posted on 5/25/23 at 9:58 pm
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BREAKING: @Tesla CEO @elonmusk and Ford CEO @jimfarley98 have announced a partnership starting early next year that will give Ford EV customers access to more than 12,000 Tesla Superchargers across the U.S. & Canada.
In 2025, Ford will offer next-gen EVs with the North American Charging Standard (NACS) connector built-in, eliminating the need for an adapter to access Tesla Superchargers.
LINK
The Twitter Spaces discussion today between Ford CEO and Elon was pretty interesting to listen to - LINK
Some highlights:
- Tesla is building a lithium refining plant in Corpus Christi
- Farley's kids gave him a hard time about Ford's lack of conveniently located EV chargers last summer on a road trip from Lake Tahoe to Monterey and they kept pointing out all the great locations Tesla super chargers were in
- Farley said building cars whose software updates OTA is really hard and Tesla has done it better than anyone else
- Elon offered Farley help with Ford's software efforts by open sourcing more of Tesla's technology
This post was edited on 5/25/23 at 10:01 pm
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Posted on 5/25/23 at 10:06 pm to rickgrimes
I wonder if Ford booted Rivian because they wanted to snuggle up to Elon. It’s a solid upgrade if so.
Posted on 5/25/23 at 10:18 pm to billjamin
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wonder if Ford booted Rivian because they wanted to snuggle up to Elon. It’s a solid upgrade if so.
Isn’t Rivian Amazon owned?
Posted on 5/25/23 at 10:22 pm to rickgrimes
Still not being an EV.
Posted on 5/25/23 at 10:25 pm to idlewatcher
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Isn’t Rivian Amazon owned?
Yeah I think they are now. Ford was deep on Rivian a while back and they parted ways. Which everyone thought was weird since RJ interned at Ford and had a pretty good relationship with them. Everyone assumed Rivian would essentially becomes Fords EV line until suddenly one day they broke up.
Posted on 5/25/23 at 10:25 pm to rickgrimes
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-Farley said building cars whose software updates OTA is really hard and Tesla has done it better than anyone else
I loathe this shite with modern vehicles. I want the days where some drunk guy named Bill who lived down on the corner could fix any damn thing that was wrong with your vehicle. You pay for the parts, trade him an old lawn mower, and give him $100 and you're back on the road.
This post was edited on 5/25/23 at 10:26 pm
Posted on 5/25/23 at 10:28 pm to LegendInMyMind
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I loathe this shite with modern vehicles. I want the days where some drunk guy named Bill who lived down on the corner could fix any damn thing that was wrong with your vehicle
My paw paw and I used to work on the family vehicles when I was a kid. I'd never attempt much today. Outside of improvements in safety it's a bunch of shite we don't need.
Posted on 5/25/23 at 10:36 pm to Gifman
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Still not being an EV.
It’s 2023, so you can be what you want to be.
Posted on 5/25/23 at 10:45 pm to LegendInMyMind
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this shite with modern vehicles. I want the days where some drunk guy named Bill who lived down on the corner
It ain’t that much different now baw. Just give jaxon $350 and he will get your F150 back on the road in no time.
Posted on 5/25/23 at 10:46 pm to LegendInMyMind
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I loathe this shite with modern vehicles. I want the days where some drunk guy named Bill who lived down on the corner could fix any damn thing that was wrong with your vehicle. You pay for the parts, trade him an old lawn mower, and give him $100 and you're back on the road.
You can still do that if you're willing to drive a car that doesn't have power anything or any sort of electronics.
Posted on 5/25/23 at 10:47 pm to fallguy_1978
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My paw paw and I used to work on the family vehicles when I was a kid. I'd never attempt much today. Outside of improvements in safety it's a bunch of shite we don't need
Used to be that the fuel pump or the carburetor would crap out and dicker your afternoon by making you have to thumb it or hoof it to a payphone. Nowadays you can be having a good time the night before watching a video of some horny chick fricking a gearshift and the next thing you know your phone has given your car's "infotainment" system a virus via bluetooth and now your Jetsons mobile is carrying your arse at 150 miles per smack dab into the Mississippi river and all you can think about is where that automatic punch that drunk Bill gave you for the window after taking $20 off of you because you didn't know that it really could break the window on a '87 Buick with one push. fricked....you're just all the way fricked because you wanted to see if she could get the whole shifter knob all in.
This post was edited on 5/25/23 at 11:15 pm
Posted on 5/25/23 at 10:48 pm to Rize
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It’s 2023, so you can be what you want to be
I suspect that even EV adapters are male and female
Posted on 5/25/23 at 10:49 pm to fallguy_1978
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I suspect that even EV adapters are male and female
That's all the science we need right there.
Posted on 5/25/23 at 10:59 pm to H2O Tiger
quote:Those power things and electronics are the most likely to fail. And without warning. That's what electronics do. Just crap out instantly. Simple machines last much longer than modern electronics
You can still do that if you're willing to drive a car that doesn't have power anything or any sort of electronics.
How about just the basic good electronics that even thought they'll frick your driving up when they crap out more often they're still worth it. Like power steering, ABS, transmission if you want. Not a fully programmed CPU running every aspect of the engine.
The 80s was a good balance. And cars were much more affordable
Why can't we just have that option at least. The only option is a car actually from the 1980s or before
Posted on 5/25/23 at 11:01 pm to LegendInMyMind
That is word salad that I might be willing to unwind during the white supremacist hours but I'm already up past my bedtime. But I'm off tomorrow
This post was edited on 5/25/23 at 11:02 pm
Posted on 5/25/23 at 11:14 pm to fallguy_1978
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That is word salad that I might be willing to unwind during the white supremacist hours but I'm already up past my bedtime. But I'm off tomorrow
I’m off too
Posted on 5/25/23 at 11:14 pm to rickgrimes
This is huge. The Tesla chargers are SOOO much easier to use than the new CCS chargers.
Posted on 5/26/23 at 12:05 am to Gaggle
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Those power things and electronics are the most likely to fail. And without warning. That's what electronics do. Just crap out instantly. Simple machines last much longer than modern electronics
An EV is just a fancy golf cart. All you need is a $5 Harbor Freight multi-meter and roll of electrical tape to fix it
An ICE engine needs about 30-40 electronic sensors and components to run properly.
This post was edited on 5/26/23 at 12:25 am
Posted on 5/26/23 at 1:35 am to fallguy_1978
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That is word salad that I might be willing to unwind during the white supremacist hours but I'm already up past my bedtime. But I'm off tomorrow
Off tomorrow too, I would have been WFH, but "F" it, in need of a long weekend, and the wife is off too. Balancing a 8-4 schedule with the wife's hospital schedule and small kids
Posted on 5/26/23 at 5:59 am to rickgrimes
Good, only a 2 hour wait for 50 miles
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