Tesla charging technology put on fast track to become US industry standard

By REUTERS | 28 June 2023


The CCS connector is bulkier than Tesla's, which is winning over carmakers.


PITTSBURGH: Tesla's electric-vehicle charging technology is being put on a fast track to become a US standard, the automotive industry group of engineers that reviews standards said on Tuesday.

Tesla's NACS standard has been gathering momentum for weeks. General Motors and Ford have said they would embrace Tesla's NACS, shunning earlier efforts by the Biden administration to make the Combined Charging System (CCS) the dominant charging standard in the United States.

On Tuesday, the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) said it would start an expedited process to review NACS as a potential public standard.

"The new SAE NACS connector standard will be developed on an expedited timeframe and is one of several key initiatives to strengthen the North American EV charging infrastructure," the engineers group said in a statement.

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