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EV drivers want to use adapters to charge anywhere. A charger contagion could get in their way

A Ford Mustang Mach-E charges at a Supercharger site near Seattle.
A Ford Mustang Mach-E charges at a Supercharger site near Seattle. Ford advises that customers use only approved adapters. (AUTOMOTIVE NEWS/ MICHAEL MARTINEZ)
Last Updated
December 01, 2024 11:00 AM

Eager electric vehicle owners are arriving at public chargers with adapters in hand, ready to use the thousands of Tesla Superchargers that otherwise wouldn’t work for their cars. Unwittingly, they could be spreading defects across chargers and EVs.

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