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Tesla opens up its charging connector in a bid to become the North American standard
After promising for more than a year to make its vast Supercharger network available for all EVs, Tesla is now pivoting to make its plug the standard instead.
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Tesla is opening up its charging system, but not in the way that helps people who own electric vehicles that aren’t Teslas.
The automaker is renaming its Tesla connector the “North American Charging Standard” (NACS) and is pitting it against the current CCS combo charging standard. CCS is the agreed-upon standard that every manufacturer selling in North America has adopted for DC fast charging.
In a new blog, Tesla says that its connector is “half the size, and twice as powerful” as CCS and points out that it’s “the most common charging standard” by a degree of 2 to 1. Tesla currently sells more EVs than any other manufacturer in the US, but other automakers are starting to catch up. According to the Department of Energy, there are about 17,000 Tesla Supercharger connectors in the US and Canada, compared to about 11,000 CCS combo ports. . .
✓ Earlier this year, a White House memo revealed that Tesla Superchargers in the US will start serving non-Tesla EVs by late 2022, but since then, there have been no updates from the company. The Biden administration passed an infrastructure law that aims to help boost EV adoption and grow charging infrastructure, but funding would only go to companies that build charging stations that can accommodate more than one company’s EVs. As it stands, this would disqualify Tesla from receiving these funds unless it can convince at least one other automaker to adopt its plug. . ."
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Infographic: The Growth Of Tesla's Supercharger Network
Tesla's recent moves to drastically expand the production of its vehicles will only prove effective if the development of infrastructure to support EVs keeps pace. The company is actively expanding its supercharger network with an increasing focus on urban areas including convenient locations like supermarkets, hotels and downtown districts. Tesla now has more than 17,000 superchargers in operation across the world in close to 2,000 charging stations, according to website supercharge.info.
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This chart shows the number of active Tesla supercharger stations worldwide by month.
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