It’s a new standards war in the most fragmented EV region.
by late 2022, but since then, there have been no updates from the company. The Biden administration passed an infrastructure law that aims to help boost EV adoption and grow charging infrastructure, but funding would only go to companies that build charging stations that can accommodate more than one company’s EVs. As it stands, this would disqualify Tesla from receiving these funds unless it can convince at least one other automaker to adopt its plug.
Tesla is releasing the specs on its connector in the hope manufacturers can add the port to its cars.Tesla is essentially challenging EV charging operators and other automakers to use its Supercharger — sorry, North American Charging Standard — plug instead. It’s a power move that can only further fracture EV charging adoption that already suffers from fragmentation with three DC Level 3 plug options.
, including EVgo, which started by retrofitting Tesla plugs in place of the dwindling CHAdeMO standard that was only largely used by Nissan Leafs. Tesla had sold a CHAdeMO adapter for a while and now is selling a CCS adapter as well that gives owners access to other DC fast charging networks. Tesla hasn’t confirmed that it will add stations that can accommodate other manufacturers with CSS ports, but it’s still a possibility. The company eventhat works on all other EVs, so there’s certainly some exploration in meeting somewhere in the middle. Although, retrofitting about 1,700 Supercharger stations in North America to support CCS combo would be an expensive affair.
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