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Tesla’s Supercharger network is about to get busier. On Thursday afternoon, General Motors CEO Mary Barra joined Elon Musk, Tesla CEO (and the owner of Twitter), to announce that GM is signing up to what Tesla calls the North American Charging Standard (NACS) and those ports will integrate into its electric vehicles from 2025. The move follows a similar agreement between Tesla and Ford announced two weeks ago.
“This partnership is an important part of our strategy and an important next step in rapidly expanding access to fast charging for our customers. Not only will it help make the transition to electric vehicles smoother for our customers, but it can also helping to move the industry forward.” to a single North American charging standard,” Barra said in a statement.
GM EVs will have access to the Supercharger network of more than 12,000 chargers from 2024. As with the Ford news, GM EVs initially require an adapter to connect the NACS cable to their CCS1 charging ports.
Starting in 2025, GM will build its EVs with NACS ports and says it will make CCS adapters available to customers so they can continue to use CCS chargers, such as those in the Electrify America network or the 5,250 DC fast chargers that GM puts together. with EVGo insert. Pilot, Flying J and others.
“Giving every EV owner access to ubiquitous and reliable charging is a cornerstone of that mission. We are excited to partner with other industry leaders such as General Motors to provide access to the Tesla Supercharger Network through the North American Charging Standard,” said Rebecca Tinucci, Tesla’s senior director of charging infrastructure.
GM will add all Tesla Superchargers to its Ultium Charge 360 network, which aggregates chargers from different networks (including EVgo, ChargePoint, Shell Recharge and others) into one app for GM drivers.
