Most DC fast-charging operators in the U.S. prohibit non-approved adapters. Extension cables and breakaway adapters are also banned. Using an adapter at a DC fast charging station in the United States is slowly becoming the norm.

The addition of Tesla's V3 Superchargers grows the BlueOval Charge Network -- Ford's database of compatible charging stations -- to an estimated 44,000 DC fast charging points across North America. Drivers can find and navigate to those stations via their vehicle's on-board navigation, the FordPass app and, now, Apple Maps EV Routing.

Ford says it's done sending out all the complimentary NACS adapters that 140,000 EV customers in the US had reserved. The automaker announced in 2023 that it was working with Tesla to give Ford EV owners access to tens of thousands of Superchargers across the US and Canada.

Ford was the first of a deluge of automakers to announce support for the Tesla-pioneered North American Charging System. A year later, it was the first to make good on the pledge by supplying a free NACS charging adapter to any owner who requested one between February and June of 2024.

Ford CEO Jim Farley announced that the automaker would be the first to join Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS), but the transition required an adapter for Ford’s existing EVs. Ford promised to deliver the free adapters to all EV owners,