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My heart was set on a Hyundai Ioniq 5 this year. But it looks like the industry may turn against its industry-standard CCS charging plug — in favor of Tesla’s fake-it-till-you-make-it “North American Charging Standard,” aka NACS. Ford is switching, Hyundai is considering it, and just today Polestar and Electrify America joined the Tesla bandwagon.
The Ioniq would be a $50K investment — I didn’t have range anxiety about that before, but I do now! Yes, CCS will be around for a while yet, but I’m still annoyed that today’s non-Tesla EVs no longer look futureproof.
After adding the SAE and Volvo to its list in recent days, Tesla has announced a deal linking its Supercharger network and preferred NACS charging plug to Polestar.
Similar to other companies that recently signed up, like GM and Ford, Polestar plans to make adapters for its current cars available in 2024 and says that from 2025 on, the electric cars it sells in North America will include the NACS port by default.
Keep up with all the news on the US EV charging situation right here.
Just days after Ford cut a deal for access to Tesla’s Supercharger network while agreeing to adopt its NACS standard for a charging plug, GM’s CEO is also going on a Twitter Space with Elon Musk. We’ll find out exactly what the deal is in just a few minutes.
Update 4:45PM ET — And now it’s confirmed, GM and Tesla have a deal to work together on charging too.
7-Eleven says it plans to build one of the largest charging networks of any retailer in the US and Canada.
The company calls its DC fast charge stations 7Charge, with some already operating in Florida, Texas, Colorado, and California. You can find out if there’s one near you by downloading the 7Charge app. The chargers feature CCS combo and CHAdeMO ports, and could work with your Tesla if you have a working adapter.
