Electric Mustang

NJRVer wrote:

Reisender wrote:

time2roll wrote:

NJRVer wrote:
When they mentioned the charging stations, I wonder were they referring to tesla chargers also?

No. Must have a Tesla to have access to a supercharger.

Although with a Tesla opportunity charger a simple adapter will let any EV charge but not near as fast as a supercharger.

Adapter $239

I hope the EV Mustang is a success. The Focus EV was a dud.

Yes. We have one of those adapters. We occasionally use it on Tesla Destination chargers.

I’ll try that link again. Can’t seem to fix the other one.

https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2019/10/17/ford-introduces-north-americas-largest-electric-vehicle-charting-network.html

Then there are a heck of a lot of charging stations here.
Ford said something like 12,500 existing charging stations would be accessable along with up and coming Ford stations.
Add Tesla to the mix and this country has quite a few charging stations.

Yah the networks are constantly growing in North America but still pale in comparison to Europe. ChargePoint, Flo, Greenlots, EVGo and Electrify America are some of the big players. Tesla is still the king of the heap though.

time2roll wrote:
I speculate GM Bolt is not selling well due to the dealer salesmen talk to the customer with an attitude similar to sarguy. Doubtful production is the issue.

Part of it is that the Bolt is just not as good of an electrical car as the Tesla. I have a relative that owns one and he lives at the top of a 1,500ft hill which he has to descend to go anywhere. Because the Bolt won't stop the charging process until it is full he always leaves the house with a full charge and has to ride his brakes down the hill instead of using regen. So he is basically buying electricity to wear out his brakes. Also, if you can avoid 100% charge or discharge the battery lasts much longer so he doesn't have that option either. My son always programs his Tesla to stop at 80% unless he plans to make a long trip. Even at only 80% it still has more range than the Bolt at 100%.

Reisender wrote:

time2roll wrote:

NJRVer wrote:
When they mentioned the charging stations, I wonder were they referring to tesla chargers also?

No. Must have a Tesla to have access to a supercharger.

Although with a Tesla opportunity charger a simple adapter will let any EV charge but not near as fast as a supercharger.

Adapter $239

I hope the EV Mustang is a success. The Focus EV was a dud.

Yes. We have one of those adapters. We occasionally use it on Tesla Destination chargers.

I’ll try that link again. Can’t seem to fix the other one.

https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2019/10/17/ford-introduces-north-americas-largest-electric-vehicle-charting-network.html

Then there are a heck of a lot of charging stations here.
Ford said something like 12,500 existing charging stations would be accessable along with up and coming Ford stations.
Add Tesla to the mix and this country has quite a few charging stations.

I speculate GM Bolt is not selling well due to the dealer salesmen talk to the customer with an attitude similar to sarguy. Doubtful production is the issue.

SARGUY wrote:
Not to be outdone GM will soon be unveiling the new steam powered Camaro. Which will be fueled by bovine excrement produced by every National Capitol,State or Provincial Capital and each and every Municipal government council,board or other taxpayer funded authority. Even the envirowhakoes gotta love this idea!

GM needs to think about making their own EV. The Bolt is essentially just a Korean car assembled in the USA. It’s a nice little car but they have never managed to scale up production. The mustang also hits straight at the SUV crowd. Other than the model Y there is nothing else on the market in that price range. The Eplus Leaf is front wheel drive hatchback so different market.

Not to be outdone GM will soon be unveiling the new steam powered Camaro. Which will be fueled by bovine excrement produced by every National Capitol,State or Provincial Capital and each and every Municipal government council,board or other taxpayer funded authority. Even the envirowhakoes gotta love this idea!

time2roll wrote:

NJRVer wrote:
When they mentioned the charging stations, I wonder were they referring to tesla chargers also?

No. Must have a Tesla to have access to a supercharger.

Although with a Tesla opportunity charger a simple adapter will let any EV charge but not near as fast as a supercharger.

Adapter $239

I hope the EV Mustang is a success. The Focus EV was a dud.

Yes. We have one of those adapters. We occasionally use it on Tesla Destination chargers.

I’ll try that link again. Can’t seem to fix the other one.

https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2019/10/17/ford-introduces-north-americas-largest-electric-vehicle-charting-network.html

NJRVer wrote:
When they mentioned the charging stations, I wonder were they referring to tesla chargers also?

No. Must have a Tesla to have access to a supercharger.

Although with a Tesla opportunity charger a simple adapter will let any EV charge but not near as fast as a supercharger.

Adapter $239

I hope the EV Mustang is a success. The Focus EV was a dud.

NJRVer wrote:
When they mentioned the charging stations, I wonder were they referring to tesla chargers also?

No. This was announced last week. Ford has none of their own DCFC stations. What they have done is signed agreements with a few of the main charging networks. Essentially enables an easy pay systym. They are not able to access Tesla Superchargers as they haven’t payed into it. Ford itself is currently considering making it mandatory for dealers to add a DCFC station to any dealer that wants to sell the Mach E.

I’ll see if I can find the article.

On edit. Here you go. It’s essentialy an agreement with Greenlots and Electrify America. Using a Ford pass card. It would be handy. We currently have a wallet with 7 RFID cards in it. It would be nice to have just one card.

https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2019/10/17/ford-introduces-north-americas-largest-electric-vehicle-charting-network.html

When they mentioned the charging stations, I wonder were they referring to tesla chargers also?