<p>Tesla will open its network of superchargers in the United States and Canada to Ford electric vehicles from 2024, the companies said Thursday, doubling the stations available to Ford customers.</p>.<p>"In early 2024, all of Ford's existing customers and future customers will have access to 12,000 Tesla superchargers and high-speed superchargers across the US," Ford CEO Jim Farley said in a joint announcement with Tesla owner Elon Musk.</p>.<p>Musk said he did not want Tesla charging stations "to be a walled garden," referring to strategies that block rivals from sharing products or technology.</p>.<p>"We want it to be something that is supportive of electrification and sustainable transport in general," Musk added.</p>.<p>In addition, Ford's next-generation of EVs will include Tesla's charging plug, allowing owners to charge at Tesla stations without an adapter, Farley said.</p>.<p>The announcement was made in a Twitter Spaces event, the same format used by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Wednesday to announce his candidacy to be US president that was marred by technical glitches.</p>.<p>The gesture to Ford came as competition is heating up for Tesla, which until now has dominated the emerging EV industry.</p>.<p>Ford came in second in fully electric vehicle sales in the United States last year, according to CNBC.</p>.<p>Faced with more competition from other automakers, Tesla has undertaken a series of price cuts in 2023 and seen its margins squeezed.</p>.<p>Musk in February pledged to make Tesla's US charging network available to other electric vehicle brands following White House negotiations.</p>.<p>Tesla agreed to make at least 7,500 chargers nationwide open to non-Tesla EVs by the end of 2024.</p>
<p>Tesla will open its network of superchargers in the United States and Canada to Ford electric vehicles from 2024, the companies said Thursday, doubling the stations available to Ford customers.</p>.<p>"In early 2024, all of Ford's existing customers and future customers will have access to 12,000 Tesla superchargers and high-speed superchargers across the US," Ford CEO Jim Farley said in a joint announcement with Tesla owner Elon Musk.</p>.<p>Musk said he did not want Tesla charging stations "to be a walled garden," referring to strategies that block rivals from sharing products or technology.</p>.<p>"We want it to be something that is supportive of electrification and sustainable transport in general," Musk added.</p>.<p>In addition, Ford's next-generation of EVs will include Tesla's charging plug, allowing owners to charge at Tesla stations without an adapter, Farley said.</p>.<p>The announcement was made in a Twitter Spaces event, the same format used by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Wednesday to announce his candidacy to be US president that was marred by technical glitches.</p>.<p>The gesture to Ford came as competition is heating up for Tesla, which until now has dominated the emerging EV industry.</p>.<p>Ford came in second in fully electric vehicle sales in the United States last year, according to CNBC.</p>.<p>Faced with more competition from other automakers, Tesla has undertaken a series of price cuts in 2023 and seen its margins squeezed.</p>.<p>Musk in February pledged to make Tesla's US charging network available to other electric vehicle brands following White House negotiations.</p>.<p>Tesla agreed to make at least 7,500 chargers nationwide open to non-Tesla EVs by the end of 2024.</p>