Rivian is the latest carmaker to announce a partnership with Tesla to adopt the North American Charging Standard (NACS). The EV startup will gain access to more than 12,000 Superchargers in 2024 and will implement Tesla's charge port on its vehicles in 2025.
They said the North American Charging Standard (NACS) is not a proper standard until it gets wide adoption. Tesla's ambitious plan to have America adopt its charge port got the first endorsement from Ford at the end of May. The Blue Oval bowing to Tesla's conditions triggered a chain of events that signed the death sentence for the CCS standard used by other carmakers. Two weeks later, General Motors fell in line while equipment manufacturers and service providers flocked to adopt NACS.
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