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CharIN response to Tesla opening its North America Charging Standard

Green Car Congress

In November, Tesla opened its EV charging connector design—called the North American Charging Standard (NACS)—to charging network operators and vehicle manufacturers. CCS and MCS are the global standards for charging vehicles of all kinds. Earlier post.) Now, the Charging Interface Initiative (CharIN e.V.)

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Aptera makes DC fast-charging standard with launch edition vehicle

Teslarati

Aptera has announced that its upcoming launch edition vehicle will come standard with DC fast charging, and is now technically capable of using Tesla Superchargers. While the Tesla charger was ideal for their use case, for the longest time, they lacked the ability to legally use it or the technology to charge with it at all.

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Tesla Superchargers are carrying the US’ DC EV fast charger ramp: NREL

Teslarati

As it turns out, Tesla Superchargers are practically carrying the country’s EV fast charger ramp. As per a report from Automotive News , the NREL found that without the Tesla Supercharger Network, the US has only achieved 3.1% of its 2030 goal for DC fast chargers. of the US’ target.

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Honda adopts Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) for North America

Teslarati

has announced that it had reached an agreement with Tesla to adopt the electric vehicle maker’s North American Charging Standard (NACS). Tesla’s Superchargers, after all, are among the most expansive and reliable DC fast-charging networks in the United States. Honda Motor Co.

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Elon Musk’s DC Visit Stirs EV Charging Standardization Pot, Again

CleanTechnica EVs

With EV charging standardization still up in the air, Tesla CEO Elon Musk goes to Washington.

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Biden Administration requests feedback on EV Charging Standards

Teslarati

The Biden-Harris Administration announced a Request for Information (RFI) to gather feedback on Federal standards for electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. The feedback is necessary now that most automakers announced the adoption of the North American Charging Standard (NACS) or J3400.

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The US now has 1 DC fast charging station for every 15 gas stations

Baua Electric

Photo: By Wikideas1 – Own work, CC0, [link] DC fast charging station installation is gaining momentum in the US – Q1 2024 saw a 7.6% More DC fast charging stations are coming online Bloomberg Green analyzed federal Alternative Fuels Data Center data and found that nearly 600 DC fast charging stations came online in Q1 2024.

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