{"id":23953,"date":"2022-06-06T16:36:51","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T20:36:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=23953"},"modified":"2022-06-06T16:36:51","modified_gmt":"2022-06-06T20:36:51","slug":"ford-adapter-charge-stranded-tesla-vehicle-f-150-lightning-pickup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=23953","title":{"rendered":"Ford provides adapter to charge stranded Tesla vehicles with F-150 Lightning pickup"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ford has been providing an adapter to F-150 Lightning electric pickup buyers that enables them to charge stranded Tesla vehicles.<\/p>\n

The automaker started deliveries of the F-150 lightning<\/a> last month, and we are starting to learn more about the little details of the vehicle thanks to early owners.<\/p>\n

One of the features that got people most excited about the F-150 Lightning is the bidirectional charging capacity, which is the ability to send power from the vehicle\u2019s battery pack to other things, like a house or even another electric vehicle.<\/p>\n

Ford provides a cord that plugs into the F-150 Lightning and can charge any electric vehicle with a J1772 plug, which is the standard EV connector in North America. Early Lightning customers get the\u00a0Mobile Power Cord, 14-30 to 14-50 adapter and also the J1772 to Tesla adapter. So Lightning customers can lend a hand to all other J1772 electric vehicles too. Only Tesla vehicles don\u2019t use the connector. Instead, Tesla uses its own proprietary plug.<\/p>\n

One new owner who posted on the Lightning Owners<\/a> forum discovered that along with the cable, Ford provided an adapter for Tesla vehicles:<\/p>\n

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I took delivery of my 2022 Lightning and as I\u2019m going through the included items I found an adapter to charge Teslas. Interesting find. If I find any dead Teslas I\u2019ll let my Ford Lightning come to the rescue. Also included was an adapter to help with all Ford mobile chargers. I guess Ford wants us owners to start a National Mobile Charging Network.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Here\u2019s the adapter provided by Ford:<\/p>\n

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Tesla sells the same, or similar, J1772 to Tesla adapter for $50 on its website. Tesla owners can use it to charge their vehicles at level 2 charging stations.<\/p>\n

Electrek\u2019s Take<\/h2>\n

This is a weird move in my opinion. Providing this adapter to F-150 Lightning owners can only be used to charge a Tesla vehicle with your F-150 Lightning. <\/p>\n

There are not a lot of opportunities to do that. Charging EV to EV is not the most effective way to charge, so the main reason to do it would be to help a stranded Tesla without a charge, which is extremely rare.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s kind of strange to provide a $50 adapter based on the rare chance that it could potentially be useful. Maybe it\u2019s just a marketing ploy. If it is, well done because it worked.<\/p>\n

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