IIRC, in the Twitter talk one of them mentioned an inexpensive adapter in the hundreds of dollar range (paraphrasing). To me, that’s not free and definitely not inexpensive.
this is interesting. Does that mean that Tesla will be like EA with a pricing plan? If so that would be awesome. Ergo does not hear in Cali and costs $0.50 per KWH. EA paying $4.00 a month is $0.36 versus $0.48. One fill up pays the monthly fee.Here’s the exact quote. I’ll let others draw their own conclusions. You can go back to cynical keyboard warrioring.
Now, during an interview with CNBC, Farley also revealed that all existing Ford EV owners will receive NACS (North American Charging Standard) adapters, too.
“We’re going to ship an adapter to everyone who’s bought a Ford EV,” Farley said. “This is not just for the future, it’s for all the people who already bought our vehicles. So they’ll get an adapter from Ford, they go on FordPass, they pick the payment option they want, all the billing is the same as it is today, so it’s going to be super easy.”
Easy. An arm and a leg for a Blue Oval Charging Network subscription. And yes, that’ll be on top of the $800 for BC.
CCS1 -> Tesla adapters are $175 from Tesla and $164 from Lectron.
That's a shocker to me. I'm not aware of any NACS -> CCS1 adapters available for sale. Please post a link to one. I'd love to get one.
I hate BC. At least here in southern Cali. It is on-off-on. Until I can sleep and drive I will not pay for BC. I keep my hand on the steering wheel regardless. The adaptive cruise is awesome. Take my hands off the steering wheel for $800?? That is the ONLY difference. Makes no sense.
While it's certainly possible, I would take the exact wording in an interview with a little bit of a grain of salt, and rely more on the actual written releases that are more carefully worded. Sometimes the context is a little different in an interview, and they say something in answer to a question that isn't as precise as they really meant it as.Here’s the exact quote. I’ll let others draw their own conclusions. You can go back to cynical keyboard warrioring.
Now, during an interview with CNBC, Farley also revealed that all existing Ford EV owners will receive NACS (North American Charging Standard) adapters, too.
“We’re going to ship an adapter to everyone who’s bought a Ford EV,” Farley said. “This is not just for the future, it’s for all the people who already bought our vehicles. So they’ll get an adapter from Ford, they go on FordPass, they pick the payment option they want, all the billing is the same as it is today, so it’s going to be super easy.”
Considering this exact and written and pre-approved announcement, I'm still uncertain if the adapters will be free.Here’s the exact quote. I’ll let others draw their own conclusions. You can go back to cynical keyboard warrioring.
Now, during an interview with CNBC, Farley also revealed that all existing Ford EV owners will receive NACS (North American Charging Standard) adapters, too.
“We’re going to ship an adapter to everyone who’s bought a Ford EV,” Farley said. “This is not just for the future, it’s for all the people who already bought our vehicles. So they’ll get an adapter from Ford, they go on FordPass, they pick the payment option they want, all the billing is the same as it is today, so it’s going to be super easy.”
Uncertainty is the only correct answer at this point.
Which makes sense, since they said it's yet to be shared.
Until BC 1.2 is distributed to your vehicle the feature will always disable in ~40degree curves, for example. The next update fixes that, I understand, and brings some other features like turn-signal actuated automated lane changes. Sleeping while driving/riding will require that you live in the Jetson's era (exaggeration), I expect, so I wouldn't be looking for that anytime soon.
I said this about a week ago. Soccer moms/dads must have confidence they are going to make it to the out of town game every time. If they aren’t 100% sure, they will buy a less risky car. This is about driver confidence. The future is being strangled by the current state of the charging network. Another data point, look what happened during the big freeze this year. Whose charging networks were collapsing? Not Tesla’s.
The Jetsons takes place in 2062. There's a chance we'll have full level-five self-driving cars by then. But we will never have them as soon as ANY estimate by Elon Musk.
Awesome background, information, and analysis!
