Tesla’s NACS plug will be required at EV charging stations in Washington and Texas

It’s been a great month for Tesla, at least when it comes to its EV charging standard. Washington state wants electric car charging companies to use Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) in order to be part of the state’s program to support electric vehicles. reuters, The state’s proposed mandate would put Tesla’s technology into state- and federally-funded charging sites in the future, though Washington has not yet decided what that would look like.

Right now, the federal government requires at least four Combined Charging System (CCS) chargers at taxpayer-funded charging sites, and Tonya Buell, alternative fuel program manager at Washington state’s Department of Transportation (DOT), explained reuters The state may require that at least two, or perhaps even all four, of the chargers support NACS. CCS is currently the preferred standard by the federal government for cross-platform use.

Tesla’s NACS Standards – It’s Been a Good Week for Texas similar announcement on Tuesday, saying it would also begin requiring electric vehicle charging companies to use the standard in order to receive federal dollars. State DOT told reuters It was reported via email that “the decision by Ford, GM and now Rivian to adopt NACS changed the requirements for Phase 1 of Texas’ federally-funded electrification program”.

Also on Tuesday, electric automaker and Tesla competitor Rivian announced its intention to adopt NACS for its future vehicles, which will give those cars access to an already robust network of Tesla Supercharger stations across the country. Hyundai is also considering the standard, though it said it depends on customer interest, as Tesla’s chargers don’t charge at the high rates supported by its own EV platform. Electric charging company BTC Power, which also supplies DC and AC vehicle chargers for convenience stores and fleet operations announced It is intended to support NACS.

With Ford and General Motors also announcing support for Tesla’s standard, NACS now has a huge advantage over CCS in the battle to become the de facto standard for EV charging in the US.