Tesla scored victory after victory as carmakers and service providers adopted the North American Charging Standard (NACS). Still, things are only getting sweeter as Texas now requires charging networks to include both NACS and CCS if they want to be part of a state program to electrify highways using federal dollars.
The battle between the Combined Charging Standard (CCS) and the North American Charging Standard (NACS) is heading for an abrupt end as more and more companies adopt Tesla's plug. It might be the fastest for an industry standard to be demoted to the "and others" category. As the dominant EV player and the owner of the largest DC fast-charging network in North America and the world, Tesla had no problems convincing others to adopt its own standard after it open-sourced it last year.
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