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Re:Ford EV Drivers Will Get Free Tesla Supercharger Adapters by nickthegreek on Wednesday February 07, 2024 @01:18PM (#39292098)
Probably true! Looked up the totals to see how many cars this would likely cover. Looks like total EV sales for Ford since 2021 are 135k. Tesla has sold 3.1mil in that same time period.
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Re:Ford EV Drivers Will Get Free Tesla Supercharger Adapters by p1mrx on Wednesday February 07, 2024 @01:32PM (#39292312)
The A2Z Typhoon ships for ~ $200, so this move will probably cost Ford around $27 million.

I suggest not buying any adapter unless it's been endorsed by your vehicle manufacturer. A2Z claims they're working with OEMs, but haven't said which ones.

Props to Tesla for adopting the CCS1 signalling protocol. Adapters would be more expensive if they required a microcontroller.

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Re:Ford EV Drivers Will Get Free Tesla Supercharger Adapters by cpitman on Wednesday February 07, 2024 @01:38PM (#39292396)
Since they have identical signaling, why would you avoid a non approved adapter?
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Re:Ford EV Drivers Will Get Free Tesla Supercharger Adapters by cduzz on Wednesday February 07, 2024 @01:55PM (#39292634)
The L3 EV charging setup dumps 200-900 volt at up to 100 amps into the car. People charge their car in the rain.

I don't want an adapter that makes Big Clive say "oh, that's even better. That's very interesting."

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Re:Ford EV Drivers Will Get Free Tesla Supercharger Adapters by theluketaylor on Wednesday February 07, 2024 @02:03PM (#39292750)
The CCS spec allows for 500A and 1000V, so even more. Tesla gets around their 400V battery by using 620A+
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Re:Ford EV Drivers Will Get Free Tesla Supercharger Adapters by p1mrx on Wednesday February 07, 2024 @01:56PM (#39292645)
The charging networks are "banning" them:

https://insideevs.com/news/682634/electrify-america-evgo-ban...

So if anything goes wrong, you're probably in a worse position from a liability/compensation standpoint.

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Re:Ford EV Drivers Will Get Free Tesla Supercharger Adapters by MBCook on Wednesday February 07, 2024 @01:48PM (#39292541)
Not the parent. You could be passing 150kW or more through an adapter. I think it’s a very bad idea to risk your life/car/safety on a non-approved adapter.
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Re:Ford EV Drivers Will Get Free Tesla Supercharger Adapters by throwaway5959 on Wednesday February 07, 2024 @02:00PM (#39292721)
Might void your warranty and there’s no guarantee on quality for components. There’s a lot of juice flowing across it.
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