Ford to offer FREE NACS adapters

Today on Threads (and probably elsewhere) Jim Farley announced that Ford will be giving ‘eligible’ Mach-E and Lightning owners a FREE NACS adapter later this year. Ford had previously announced that adapters would be available, but this is the first time (that I am aware) that they said they would be free. It’s so nice …
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First EV Road Trip

One of my biggest reservations in getting an EV was – not surprisingly or uncommon at all – range anxiety. I live about 400km from Toronto, and have always considered that distance my general benchmark when going on road trips. In all previous vehicles – at least in recent memory – getting to Toronto on …
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Home Charging Is Also Pretty Good

Since I got my Mach E, I’ve been using a standard 110v wall charger to charge the vehicle overnight. Yes, it’s slow. But really, for my average daily drives around the city, it’s been totally fine for my lifestyle. Having the car on the charger for 10-12 hours gave me about 30-45km on average, which …
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Free Charging is Awesome!

Unless maybe it was the grand opening of a new station for an hour, or a random $10 gift card as part of a giveaway, I don’t think I’ve ever heard of someone giving away free gas or diesel.  And certainly never 24/7/365! Yet in the EV world, apparently, it’s not at all uncommon to …
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Nothing to Get Charged Up About

It’s been just over 72 hours since I’ve owned the Mach E, and I’m still really happy with my purchase. Before I forget, I just wanted to take a pause and capture some of my initial thoughts regarding Charging and Range Anxiety. One of my early and persistent concerns with buying an EV was range, …
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