Road to The progress has never been smooth. Witnessing, as a metaphorical, testing and suffering of Ford Motor company because they tried to sell the top charging electric car drivers: an easy stop, no friction and even convinced more buyers to remove their vacuums to plug.
However, Ford stated today that one The year after saying that it will take the electric car charger To meet customers, it finally fulfilled this promise.
Ford said they sent 140,000 sets of fast charging, allowing thousands of models to 2021 to 2024 Error-E And Light Drivers to access Tesla turbocharged network. Now customers have access to 44,000 fast chargers across North America, up to 53 % compared to a year ago, can charge a car in just 20 minutes. In total, North American Ford drivers can now access 180,000 chargers, which the company said that makes it the largest integrated public charging network of the continent.
Before the 2 -pound adapter can appear in the driver's mailbox, Ford has experienced a change for nearly two years, the delay, some production mistakes and the low -end Kerfuffle with Tesla, still the country's most dominant EV manufacturer. The whole thing is a miniature model of broader challenges facing car manufacturers when they try to ride according to the liking of the market and the global policy to switch to electric cars. It also echoes Delay and suspension of productiondifficulty Reduce production costsand last summer announcement that the company will Rejigger its electrification strategy to emphasize hybrids Through the battery voltage, cancel an electric SUV and delay another EV during this process.
Ford said it is important to receive this converter and public charging rights because most of the company's EV customers are currently the switches from gas -powered cars. “We know that making a better charging experience will make them feel better about their purchases, CEO Jim Farley said. Connecting to Tesla's super -loaded network, which is considered the most reliable and built in the US, is part of the car manufacturer's strategy to bring more people into EV.
Nationwide, although there is still a problem. Last month, the Federal Government Pause a national program To build a strong charging station network across the United States. ONE Recent survey From JD Power found that part of the five EV drivers went to the public charging stations in the last three months of 2024 that could not be charged, due to power outages, long waiting time, payment errors and broken equipment. Vandalism is also a problem; Tesla has Confirm it is testing A product called “Dyedefender” has a blue dye on anyone who tries to cut the charger cable.
The top three barriers of car buyers for EV buying transactions, the survey said that it is related to charging charging fee; The longer time needs to be charged; and limited battery range. If someone feels like public charging infrastructure is not enough to support, they can choose a ice car, Mr. Brent Gruber, the leader of EV practice at JD Power, refers to the internal combustion engines.