Just as the country was packing up for one of the biggest travel holidays of the year Memorial Day weekend Ford and Tesla dropped a bomb.
Ford CEO Jim Farley joined Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Twitter to announce a new Ford and Tesla partnership.
The crux of it is that, starting next year, Ford EVs will gain access to the 12,000 Tesla Superchargers spanning North America by way of an adapter supplied by Tesla.
That is, most EV manufacturers use something called the CCS standard, but Tesla's charging plug the North American Charging Standard (NACS) is unique.
The adapter expands Ford owners' access to Tesla charging stations, and in 2025, Ford will offer next-generation electric vehicles with the NACS connector built in.
It's a smart move.
Tesla has built out a robust network of charging stations that spans the country, and its NACS is smaller, lighter, and more efficient than the CCS.
In fact, it's reportedly twice as powerful.
Additionally, the Tesla Supercharger experience is regarded as "plug and play." That means once the plug is connected to the car, the NACS system knows it, has billing information already on hand, and begins charging.