[John K.]

Been thinking about what to procure to put under the back seat for charging when on a trip. In addition to what Ford provides, I was thinking a 100" 110 volt extension cord, a 100' 240 volt extension cord, and a Tesla adapter. Other thoughts?

 

[Leaf to Lightning : )]

I think it depends on what you, as the owner/driver, think about what situations you might find yourself in, and your comfort level of 'where' and 'how' to find outside-of-the-norm charging options:

I have several electrical items that I'm comfortable with - as coming from the 50amp RV'ing world, I've already learned how to 'wing it' when finding an electrical option is the need.

: 30amp 120v RV outlet to 50amp 240v plug adapter(not sure how the Ford Mobile Charger will be handling this, since it's designed for 240v at 30amp, hopefully it can still draw up to 30amps of 120v power), 30amp outlets are plentiful at campgrounds.
: 20' 8Awg 3-wire cable, with NEMA 50amp outlet/box on one end, open wiring on the other. This is for a situation where I might find direct access to a breaker panel, sub panel, etc.
: 50amp female to 30amp 240v twist-lock Adapter - to provide charging option from the bed's 240v outlet to another EV, or to my camper, etc.

 

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Been thinking about what to procure to put under the back seat for charging when on a trip. In addition to what Ford provides, I was thinking a 100" 110 volt extension cord, a 100' 240 volt extension cord, and a Tesla adapter. Other thoughts?

A Tesla mobile charger with the NEMA adaptor bundle:

NEMA Adapter Bundle

Maximize your charging options with the NEMA Adapter Bundle. Simply attach the appropriate adapter to your Mobile Connector, plug into the corresponding outlet and begin charging. With all seven Gen 2 NEMA Adapters in one convenient storage bag, you can charge at any available outlet, at home or...

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Add a Tesla to J1772 adaptor and you can charge from any outlet anywhere in the US. As a bonus, the Tesla mobile charger will derate when needed (heat, low voltage etc) to make up for the Ford not doing so. You could put this together yourself, but it is doubtful you can beat Tesla's price, even making the connectors yourself.

 

[RattMann]

A Tesla mobile charger with the NEMA adaptor bundle:

NEMA Adapter Bundle

Maximize your charging options with the NEMA Adapter Bundle. Simply attach the appropriate adapter to your Mobile Connector, plug into the corresponding outlet and begin charging. With all seven Gen 2 NEMA Adapters in one convenient storage bag, you can charge at any available outlet, at home or...

shop.tesla.com

Add a Tesla to J1772 adaptor and you can charge from any outlet anywhere in the US. As a bonus, the Tesla mobile charger will derate when needed (heat, low voltage etc) to make up for the Ford not doing so. You could put this together yourself, but it is doubtful you can beat Tesla's price, even making the connectors yourself.

Are you saying you can use a Tesla Super charger with an adapter? If so, I believe Tesla SC will not allow it, at least in the North East but I believe it is nation wide. YET!!!! Hopefully, they open there network to Ford.

 

[THEsocalledfan]

Are you saying you can use a Tesla Super charger with an adapter? If so, I believe Tesla SC will not allow it, at least in the North East but I believe it is nation wide. YET!!!! Hopefully, they open there network to Ford.

It will work on Tesla level 2 destination chargers.

 

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Are you saying you can use a Tesla Super charger with an adapter? If so, I believe Tesla SC will not allow it, at least in the North East but I believe it is nation wide. YET!!!! Hopefully, they open there network to Ford.

No. This has nothing to do with using Tesla charges, it has to do with being able to plug into any outlet. Of course the Tesla to j1772 adapter will let you use Tesla destination charges too, but the Tesla mobile charger plus the nema kit will allow you to plug into any outlet made. Does your buddy have a welding outlet in his garage? You can use it to charge.

 

[ChasingCoral]

A Tesla mobile charger with the NEMA adaptor bundle:

NEMA Adapter Bundle

Maximize your charging options with the NEMA Adapter Bundle. Simply attach the appropriate adapter to your Mobile Connector, plug into the corresponding outlet and begin charging. With all seven Gen 2 NEMA Adapters in one convenient storage bag, you can charge at any available outlet, at home or...

shop.tesla.com

Add a Tesla to J1772 adaptor and you can charge from any outlet anywhere in the US. As a bonus, the Tesla mobile charger will derate when needed (heat, low voltage etc) to make up for the Ford not doing so. You could put this together yourself, but it is doubtful you can beat Tesla's price, even making the connectors yourself.

This set of pigtails will only work on a Tesla mobile charger. To my knowledge, they can not be used with the Ford mobile charger.

 

[ChasingCoral]

Been thinking about what to procure to put under the back seat for charging when on a trip. In addition to what Ford provides, I was thinking a 100" 110 volt extension cord, a 100' 240 volt extension cord, and a Tesla adapter. Other thoughts?

For an adapter to use Tesla Destination Chargers (not SuperChargers), I highly recommend the TeslaTap Mini 80A. The newer Destination Chargers can charge up to at least 16 kW and an Extended Range Lightning can accept up to 19.2 kW. That will overpower most 50A adapters. The 80A units will handle the full load your truck can. I really like the guy who makes the TeslaTap units. It's a small shop and he over-builds and heavily tests his units. They are all made in the USA in his shop.

TeslaTap MINI 80 AMP

www.umc-j1772.com

Not long ago someone on the Mach E Forum arranged a discount group buy on the chargers the Mach E can use. If someone wants to reach out to the owner about doing this for the Lightning Owner's Forum I'll bet he'll do so for a limited time. I could reach out once I'm back in the country if no one else wants to take the lead.

 

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This set of pigtails will only work on a Tesla mobile charger. To my knowledge, they can not be used with the Ford mobile charger.

This set of pigtails will only work on a Tesla mobile charger. To my knowledge, they can not be used with the Ford mobile charger.

Oh boy. Ok, I was not clear. Here is what I meant. Buy a Tesla Mobile Charger, because yes, that is what the NEMA kit works with. Buy the NEMA kit to fit it, and buy the Tesla to J1772 adaptor.

Now you have the whole package that will fit any NEMA outlet, and, probably more importantly, will auto-derate when needed (like at the camp ground I was at this week in Nebraska when too many of the RVs were running their AC and the voltage was way low at the outlet).

This is an inexpensive way to get a really good mobile charging setup that overcomes the limitations of the Ford setup. All told it comes to about $450, which is less than most EVSEs.