Tesla Wins the Charging Battle
This page is translated from the original post "Tesla remporte la guerre des prises" in French.
- 25/12/2023 12:45
Following the lead of most Chinese manufacturers, Volkswagen, Audi, and Porsche finally commit to using Tesla’s NACS connector.
This is now official: all brands within the Volkswagen Group will adopt the North American charging standard NACS developed by Tesla for their future vehicles starting in 2025.
The announcement is not really surprising, as nearly all other major automakers have already committed to using the connector that Tesla has developed and has been using on all its cars since 2012. Almost all? No, because Stellantis acts like the unyielding little Gaulish village refusing to adopt this standard… for now. Like Volkswagen, they really have no other choice than to make this change. It’s a bit like Samsung stubbornly sticking to Micro USB ports on its phones while Apple has just switched to USB-C.
The press release states that “Volkswagen, Porsche, and Audi are exploring adapter solutions for existing vehicles to access Tesla’s Supercharger network starting in 2025.” This means that, unlike most other companies that have already committed to NACS, the group’s existing vehicles wouldn’t have access to a Supercharger in 2024? Surprising! Instead, let’s consider that an initial adapter will be very quickly offered. Ford and General Motors, to name just a few, will already have access to Tesla Superchargers starting February 2024.
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