Ford has struck a deal to give its drivers access to 12,000 fast-charging stations in Tesla’s network, in an attempt to combat range anxiety that might discourage car shoppers from buying one of its electric vehicles.
The deal more than doubles the number of fast-charging stations in Ford’s North American charging network. Ford owners will receive access next spring via an adapter that converts the electric connectors in Tesla’s Superchargers for use in Ford’s Mustang Mach-E or F-150 Lightning pick-up trucks.
Ford chief executive Jim Farley announced the deal alongside Elon Musk, the billionaire boss of Tesla, Twitter and SpaceX, on a surprise event on Twitter Spaces, the social media site’s audio livestream function.