GM Joins Ford In Adopting Tesla's EV Plug For Supercharger Entry

The Supercharger community has lengthy been Tesla’s crown jewel because it pushes electrification, and till just lately, has been a privilege unique to homeowners of the automaker’s personal automobiles. Efforts to open up Supercharger stations to different manufacturers of EV started within the U.S. in February 2022 as a part of an increasing international trial by Tesla. Nonetheless, it relied on Tesla including CCS connectors — probably the most commonly-seen port on non-Tesla EVs within the U.S. — to these chargers. 

Common Motors’ — and Ford’s — resolution to undertake Tesla’s connector, NACS, follows Tesla’s resolution to make it an open commonplace late in 2022. It has a number of benefits over CCS, not least that it is extra compact and will be simpler to plug in and unplug. CCS successfully combines two plugs right into a single unit: one for Degree 2 charging, similar to is commonplace at residence, and one other for DC quick charging, which sees EV drivers get a lot speedier charging whereas at public stations.