Honda and Acura EVs to Join Tesla's Supercharger Network Starting in 2025

by Chris Teague

Published: September 8th, 2023

honda and acura evs to join tesla s supercharger network starting in 2025

Last month, we reported that Honda and Acura would join Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS). The Japanese automakers rely on General Motors’ EV technology for some new models, and the U.S. company committed to Tesla’s standard early on, so it wasn’t a surprising development that Honda would follow suit. Yesterday, the automakers confirmed the reports and put a timeline on the commitment, stating that they would implement the plugs in new EVs starting in 2025.

The automakers’ two new EVs, the Honda Prologue and Acura ZDX, both rely on GM’s Ultium platform and battery technology, which gave them a jump start on new vehicle development but tied them to GM’s decisions on evolving and refining the platform. General Motors said it would make the transition to NACS in 2024.

Honda also joined forces with Hyundai, Kia, Stellantis, BMW, GM, Mercedes-Benz, and others on plans to develop another nationwide charging network of DC fast chargers. Their efforts add to new projects from public and private businesses and government agencies to build out a more comprehensive national charging network.

Many of today’s EV chargers are unreliable and don’t reach their advertised charging speeds. Companies like Electrify America, EVGo, and ChargePoint have locations across the country, but they struggle with downtime, and their payment systems are infuriating in the best of times. Tesla’s Supercharger network is regarded as being more reliable and easier to use, but it’s also frequently at capacity, leaving drivers with long wait times to access a charger.

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Chris Teague

Chris grew up in, under, and around cars, but took the long way around to becoming an automotive writer. After a career in technology consulting and a trip through business school, Chris began writing about the automotive industry as a way to reconnect with his passion and get behind the wheel of a new car every week. He focuses on taking complex industry stories and making them digestible by any reader. Just don’t expect him to stay away from high-mileage Porsches.

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El scotto on Sep 08, 2023

Well, because it still works; I have a CD/VHS player that records one medium to the other. If we wanna watch a movie it's on demand.

I had a brick cell phone with three-county coverage. Who is gonna come up with a wireless charger for cars?

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Lorenzo on Sep 08, 2023

There you have it. EVERYBODY will stop at the Tesla Diner while their car is charging. The menu will go upscale with caviar and vishy-swazz, and 12-buck coffee.

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- The Oracle on Sep 10, 2023
  
  Pretty much.
  
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- Analoggrotto on Sep 10, 2023
  
  While us gasoline losers fill up quickly, and chow down on gas station taquitos and hot dogs?
  
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