Charging Question from Beginner

[Jerrytball]

He's talking about the in-vehicle update to allow Plug and Charge for Tesla.

Hopefully, I’ll get my adapter this month and then I’m gonna test it out. I’ll know thanks

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[RickMachE]

Hopefully, I’ll get my adapter this month and then I’m gonna test it out. I’ll know thanks

Maybe if you're in the first 10,000 (Ford), otherwise nope.

 

[Jerrytball]

Maybe if you're in the first 10,000 (Ford), otherwise nope.

I thought my number was 9000. I’ll have to look 9000 something.

90009159

 

[PupSideDown]

Hi All. I am now to the community. Just purchased my 2021 Mach e Select. Excited to get started I pick it up tomorrow. I am going to try to apply for the free fast charging adapter but do not know if the previous owner claimed it yet. If not can you suggest some adapters for sale on the market that I can buy to hook up to the Tesla super chargers? Does ford sell the fast charging adapter for a cost if I can’t get it free? Thanks All!

This is a great site which covers the EV charging basics:
https://www.ev.guide/electric-vehicles-explained

 

[HuntingPudel]

There’s a video series called “State of Charge” that is informative. Otherwise, use the search function in the forum and you will find a wealth of knowledge about charging here. ??

As far as a good 120V EVSE goes, I bought a Tesla Mobile unit. It needs a Tesla to J1772 adapter to work with the Mach-E but they’re rock solid on both 120V and 240V and cheap direct from Tesla. They also have a variety of mains pigtails for use with almost any plug you will likely encounter in North America. ??

 

[ddeluce]

I also encourage you to watch State of Charge on YouTube to learn about charging. Installing a 220V home charger, I think, is a must. Charging at 120V is very slow. You will need an electrician to install a dedicated 50 or 60 AMP breaker to supply the charger. The duty cycle for home charging is much more severe than any home appliance that runs on 220V so your electrician needs to use copper wire (not aluminum), and industrial grade breakers and plugs. The State of Charge channel has all the info you need to select the proper charging unit and proper electrical equipment.

The Ford mobile charger is really only intended for occasional use. People do use it as their primary charger, but it my fail after a year or two of regular use. There are high quality charging units, like United Chargers Grizzl-E, that are less than $400.

 

[AngryMan]

When you say the Tesla one is that the one where you open up FordPass and you see plug-in charge you see Tesla with the checkmark or is it something different because I have that.

The Tesla Plug and Charge update in the car

 

[kodiakng]

This is a great site which covers the EV charging basics:
https://www.ev.guide/electric-vehicles-explained

that's a very good one - hadn't seen it before. ?

 

[AngryMan]

OP must REALLY be loving that Select. Where'd you go JBrown ?

 

[ChasingCoral]

Hi All. I am now to the community. Just purchased my 2021 Mach e Select. Excited to get started I pick it up tomorrow. I am going to try to apply for the free fast charging adapter but do not know if the previous owner claimed it yet. If not can you suggest some adapters for sale on the market that I can buy to hook up to the Tesla super chargers? Does ford sell the fast charging adapter for a cost if I can’t get it free? Thanks All!

You might want to watch this video:

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