Here’s Why Most Other EVs Still Can’t Use Tesla Superchargers
It’s been over a year since Tesla CEO Elon Musk agreed to open up the company’s Supercharger network to vehicles from other automakers. At the time, it was looked at …
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This Is How Tesla’s NACS Charger Won
For a couple of years, there was a war among the makers of electric vehicle charging plugs over which company would win market supremacy. Well, now it seems we’ve got …
Fiat Fixed The EV Charging Cable Problem
Image: Fiat Fiat’s new bargain-priced Grande Panda EV, recently released in Europe and potentially headed to the U.S. market, has a new feature for electric vehicles that just makes too …
No, You Can’t Use An Amazon Adapter To Charge Your Car At A Tesla Supercharger”
Tesla’s charge port has become the North American Charging Standard (NACS), but what does it take for non-Tesla owners to take advantage of the brand’s ubiquitous Supercharger network? Online retailers …
Adapter Dongles Add Another Headache To The EV Charging Mix
The future of EV charging hinges on the Supercharger network department at Tesla. Unfortunately that entire department was fired in sweeping layoffs from company CEO Elon Musk last week. The …
Tesla’s Charging Takeover Is Complete
Good morning! It’s Tuesday, February 13, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are …
Tesla’s CCS Adapter Doesn’t Work With The Cybertruck: Report
In general, I don’t trust NACS to CCS adapters, or vice versa. If the car wasn’t designed to accept the cable, it’s not a great idea to try to shove …
Getting Access To Tesla Superchargers Won’t Solve All Your Charging Woes
Last year, a whole host of automakers adopted Tesla’s NACS charging plug as their own — from Ford to GM, Subaru to Mercedes, the number of brands that won’t use …
Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche and Scout Finally Commit To NACS EV Charger For 2025
Image: Volkswagen Volkswagen Group, owner of the U.S.-based EV charging infrastructure operator Electrify America, has finally announced its commitment to the North American Charging Standard (NACS, also known as the …
Lotus Debuts Futureproof High-Speed EV Charging Stations Coming To Europe And China
Photo: Lotus Charging infrastructure and range anxiety are two huge roadblocks impeding the mass adoption of EVs, and Lotus aims to nullify them both with the reveal of three new …