Nak
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I couldn't find the cord you're referencing. Even so, that's entirely possible. The car can take 48 amps level 2. (60 amp circuit.) Regardless, I don't see the point in the Clipper Creek cord. The most it's going to be able to deliver is 40 amps. (50 amp circuit.) There are no 60 amp receptacles, so the very most a mobile cord can deliver is 40 amps. All of the ones I saw are either similar priced or more expensive than the Ford wall charger. The Ford wall charger gets you up to 48 amps delivered. (Level 2.)Use of the Clipper Creek eves charging cord is rated higher than the Ford mobile charging cord and at 50 amps not 40 amps it will produce more miles of range per hour of charging.
For readers that aren't really versed in EV charging. Level 1 is 120 volt charging. Level 2 is 240 volt. Due to various restrictions, current is limited to 80% of the rated circuit. So a charger on a 50 amp circuit is limited to delivering 40 amps. L2 charging is limited in the Mach-e, the Tesla 3 and the Tesla Y to 48 amps delivered. The restriction is due to the capability of the onboard charger that converts AC to DC. The battery itself can only be charged with DC. DC quick charging at public stations is not limited by the car's on board charger because the power is delivered as DC power. The Mach-e is limited to 150KW DCQC because of battery limitations, the 3 and the Y can accept 250KW. At identical charge rates, the 3 and the Y will gain more miles of range per hour than the Mach e because the two Tesla's require less power to go a similar distance. Hence Ford states that the Mach-e adds 32 miles per hour with their wall charger and the Tesla's mentioned gain 44 miles per hour at the same delivered current.
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