(Reuters) – General Motors and Ford have in recent weeks said they would allow their electric-vehicle customers to use Tesla’s charging network, in a move that could make the Elon Musk-led company’s superchargers the industry standard.
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Tesla logo at a dealership in Chambourcy
Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) is more widely available and reliable than rival charging network CCS, which is backed by automakers such as Volkswagen and Hyundai Motor
Analysts and industry experts expect more makers of EVs and chargers to forge partnerships with Tesla as they look to take advantage of its several thousand charging stations in the United States.
Here is a list of the companies adopting NACS:
Company Type Announcement
Ford Motor Co Automaker May 2023
General Motors Automaker June 2023
SK Signet Charger maker June 2023
ChargePoint Holdings Charger maker June 2023
Blink Charging Charger maker June 2023
Tritium DCFC Charger maker June 2023
EVgo Charger maker Announced expansion of
NACS connectors to fast
charging network,
offered Tesla connectors
in 2020
(Reporting by Akash Sriram and Jaspreet Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D’Silva)