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Behind The Scenes: Ford Fast Charging Adapter

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Hi F-150 Lightning owners,

When we launched our complimentary Fast Charging Adapter (NACS) program one year ago, our team put a phrase on the top of every single box shipped to a customer: “Our Gift, Just For You.” And on the inside, Jim Farley penned a personal note to all our customers that celebrated the fact that Ford was unlocking access to thousands of Tesla Superchargers and, in turn, creating more charging options for the community.

It may have taken some time, but we’re proud to share we have fulfilled this promise. Every complimentary adapter reserved by our U.S. customers has been shipped. From customer reservation #1 in Austin, TX, to customer reservation #139,936 in Waconia, MN, we are truly grateful for those who have charged with us (and patiently waited).

Yes. Nearly 140,000 complimentary adapters… But you already knew that with your spreadsheet trackers. 😉

Creating the Ford Fast Charging Adapter

One key learning from our complimentary adapter program? Our customers wanted a durable, reliable, and robust NACS adapter. And they wanted it ASAP.
Supply for adapters constrained quickly, however we were quietly prototyping a co-developed adapter with Lectron by mid-2024 to ramp supply, specifically for Ford customers like you. In January 2025 we had shipped 60,000 adapters, and by the first week of March we had shipped 80,000 more. It’s also now available for purchase.

Follow this link to hear more from our engineering team about how it came to life. The Ford Fast Charging Adapter is tough.



You’ve made it this far in our post, here’s some charging fast facts:
  • In 2024, Ford became the first automaker to unlock the Tesla Supercharger network in the U.S. for its electric vehicle customers. Now, the BlueOval Charge Network includes over 180,000 chargers.
  • BlueOval Charge Network now has more than 44,000 DC fast chargers. This is a more than 53% increase from the number of DC fast chargers available to our customers in early 2024.
  • Now when traveling on most highways in the U.S., Ford customers are within 18 miles of a DC fast charger in the BlueOval Charge Network.
  • February 2025 was our all-time high for Ford electric vehicles at the Supercharger network (~20% of all public charging visits) in the BlueOval Charge Network.
To our current electric vehicle customers and eagle-eyed forum community: Thank you for trusting us as we continue to grow the community with you. We truly value your feedback, and we can’t wait to show you what we can unlock next.

Thank you and happy charging!

Robert and Brian

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Thanks! Nice to have an official adapter available. We got one of these as a replacement for an earlier one that was recalled. It is a quality unit.

FYI adapter is $200. Ford Accessories usually has a 15-20% off promo code deal going (you need to sign in). So that will save you $30+. Shipping was $10 to Texas. So $180. Can pay with FordPass points.

I realize this sounds like a sales pitch but it’s not. I was just curious what it really cost.

(Been a member of this forum since 2021. I do not earn a commission on any sale. ;))
 
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I guess that's why I received the new Lectron variant yesterday, I was at the start of the line with the tesla version and now that the freebies are complete the newer design, thank you @Ford Motor Company !!

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I signed up for alerts to be notified when this finally became available on the ford.com website. And I read it here first (no email from ford.com yet). Will be putting an order in today before those emails do go out and they're out of stock again.
 

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I guess that's why I received the new Lectron variant yesterday, I was at the start of the line with the tesla version and now that the freebies are complete the newer design, thank you @Ford Motor Company !!

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Are you saying you received both for free?
 

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@Ford Motor Company Is there a difference between the Lectron with Ford logo on it and Lectron without the Ford Logo?
They are not the same. For one, it has an extra interlock to prevent accidentally unplugging.

Here's is @tommolog's video today on this announcement:


And the full comparison video here.
 
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FYI adapter is $200 but sign in and use current promo code to get 15% / $30 off. Shipping was $10 to Texas. Can pay with FordPass points.
I couldn't find the current promo code and was just about to ask you about this until I saw the little top banner on the ford.com checkout page... REDEEM325 for anyone else looking for this.
EDIT: @Whammy Bar posted about 20% code below. SHOP325
 
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I couldn't find the current promo code and was just about to ask you about this until I saw the little top banner on the ford.com checkout page... REDEEM325 for anyone else looking for this.
REDEEM325 if you want 15% off...
SHOP325 if you want 20% off...
 
 







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