[1/2] A Tesla logo is seen in front of an automaker’s showroom in Beijing, China, 31 May 2023. Portal/Thomas Peter
June 12 (Portal) – CharIN, the industry association promoting the Combined Charging System (CCS) standard for powering electric vehicles, said on Monday that Tesla’s charging model (TSLA.O) is not yet a standard and not an open one The industry offers a charging ecosystem for this.
US automakers General Motors (GM.N) and Ford (FN) announced that by 2025 they will adopt Tesla’s model for charging cars and their vehicles will have NACS (North American Charging Standard) connectors.
CharIN said it will convene a task force with the goal of putting NACS, which was formerly Tesla-owned, through the standardization process.
It added that an open standardization process will go through a peer review process and interested parties can contribute to the development of the standard.
Charger makers Blink Charging (BLNK.O), ChargePoint (CHPT.N), and Tritium (DCFC.O) announced that they will offer NACS as a connectivity option along with CCS in their chargers.
Tesla’s NACS connector is notoriously more compact and lighter than a CCS fast charging charger, making it easier for drivers to use.
The partnerships between Tesla, Ford and GM will allow the NACS standard to dominate 60% of the US electric vehicle market.
Reporting by Akash Sriram in Bengaluru; Edited by Krishna Chandra Eluri
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