How do you feel about GM and Ford moving the NACS charging standard, is it going to have a ripple effect?
As the owner of a CCS-ported car, I’m ok with this.
One standard, down from three options, seems right. Imagine having to worry about which shape of the filler nozzle at a gas station…
It will be nice to be able to use the rows and rows of vacant superchargers here in Atlantic Canada. The CCS chargers are too-often a gamble (or non-existent).
Isn’t the Tesla version missing key features that other port styles have?
Nothing too critical to North America. NACS doesn’t support 3 phase (but neither does J-1772).
Tesla superchargers are currently limited to 400V, but that isn’t a limit of NACS or the handles themselves, more a reflection of Tesla not needing more than 400V so far. V4 superchargers are supposed to be able to do 1000V and the NACS spec is for 500 or 1000V.
With GM now on board I’m pretty sure this will cause a ripple effect and more automakers will join. Some sooner than others. The supercharger network has proven to be reliable for Teslas. I think it’s a good thing all around. However, we won’t truly know how well Ford and GM vehicles will integrate with superchargers until owners pull up and plug in. I have my fingers crossed that Volvo/Polestar is next!
