Ford is looking to patent a way to make wireless EV charging more effective. Wireless charging systems already exist, albeit mostly in aftermarket form. However Ford's patent application, which was ...

A recent Ford patent filing examines using bidirectional charging and an adapter to charge multiple vehicles from the same power source—with potential fleet applications. A Ford patent application ...

Some new EVs offer what is called vehicle-to-load, or V2L, which allows them to charge other electric vehicles, power electrical equipment, and act as a backup generator when homes lose power. Ford’s ...

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 ...

Ford is exploring patent technology that could allow EVs to charge while driving, using hardware embedded in the road. Published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on July 20, ...

Ford Motor, General Motors and Tesla appear to have shifted the tide on the electric vehicle-charging infrastructure in North America. Tesla struck agreements with GM and Ford to grant their EV owners ...

Seven months ago, when Tesla announced it would share its EV charging connector design to encourage automakers to adopt the technology and help make it the new standard in North America, few, if any, ...

The Tesla Supercharging network will be open to GM EV drivers, starting in 2024 (initially requiring a NACS to CCS1 adapter) GM will begin to integrate the NACS inlet in new EVs starting in 2025, for ...

Tesla on Thursday opened up its Superchargers to drivers of Ford Mustang Mach-E and F-150 Lightning electric vehicles. Tesla struck similar partnerships with General Motors and other automakers in ...

Deals with Ford and G.M. will make it easier to find a charger but could give Elon Musk control of critical infrastructure. By Jack Ewing Mary Barra and Elon Musk may be intense business rivals, but ...