2023-12-20 14:27:00
The Volkswagen Group, which also controls the Audi, Porsche and Scout Motors brands, announced on Tuesday (19) that plans to adopt Tesla’s electric vehicle charging standard — a strategy followed by several other manufacturers in the automotive industry as a way of unifying the power supply standard for cars.
The German conglomerate claims to be “exploring solutions” that allow its consumers to use Tesla’s Supercharger network, which has almost 2,000 charging stations in the United States and 45,000 around the world.
With the announcement of its plans to adhere to the Tesla standard, the group joins several other companies that have embraced the Supercharger, including Ford, GM, Volvo, Nissan, Hyundai and several other giants in the segment. Recently, BMW, Mini and Rolls-Royce have added themselves to the list of compatible brands.
Volkswagen, Porsche and Audi are expected to present a solution compatible with Elon Musk’s manufacturer’s network by 2025, the year in which consumers should begin to see new electric vehicles from these brands rolling off the assembly line with a compatible charging port natively installed.
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Tesla’s Supercharger became an open standard for other automakers in November last year. Called the North American Charging Standard (NACS), the system is available in the United States and several European countries. Many consider this standard superior due to the stability of the stations’ software.
With the Volkswagen Group finally adhering to Tesla’s standard, the number of brands that still remain outside the Supercharger network is reduced. A conglomerate of automakers that might be fundamental to the unification of outlets is Stellantis, which encompasses brands such as Fiat, Peugeot, Jeep, Chrysler, Ram and Dodge.
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