Tesla manages to convince all manufacturers, from Americans to Europeans and Asians, to adopt its chargers

Starting in 2012 and for a decade, access to the Supercharger network was reserved exclusively for Tesla cars. However, Ford and General Motors recently announced that they will adopt Tesla's charging standard in North America, known as the North American Charging Standard (NACS).

A recent announcement from Rivian also indicates that they will be using Tesla's chargers, and it's possible that Stellantis and Hyundai will follow suit as well.

Tesla's connector will eventually be universal in the US

Over time, Tesla's Supercharger network has established itself as the undisputed market leader. It stands out for its wide global deployment, ease of use and reliability of its chargers, an aspect that most of its competitors cannot claim.

Elon Musk recognizes both these qualities and the potential of his electric vehicle charging network. That's why he's committed to making Tesla's charging standard, known as NACS, the dominant standard in the market, at least in the United States. However, in Europe, the CCS standard has been imposed by Brussels regulations. This is why the Teslas sold on our market are not equipped with the NACS connector, unlike those sold on the other side of the Atlantic.

Ford was the first automaker to announce it would adopt Tesla's charging standard in its home market. A few weeks later, General Motors followed suit, which means that these two American automotive giants will manufacture their vehicles for the North American market with the NACS connector as standard from 2025.

A few days after General Motors made its announcement, Rivian decided to join the list of automakers planning to integrate the NACS connector into their production vehicles. However, Rivian plans to do so only from 2026, as confirmed by the brand. Although Rivian is not producing cars on a large scale yet, its production is increasing and the company is also responsible for manufacturing the delivery vans for Amazon, one of the leading companies in the United States.

However, Ford, General Motors and Rivian aren't the only automakers interested. According to Reuters, Stellantis is also considering adopting Tesla's NACS standard in its vehicles. Currently, the group led by Carlos Tavares is in talks with Tesla, and if it integrates the NACS connector in the cars it sells in North America, it will also use it in its network of Free2Move chargers, both for domestic and public charging points.

According to Investing, Hyundai is considering adopting Tesla's charging standard, as the US company's CEO announced at the company's Investor Day yesterday. For now, this is only a possibility, but if implemented, it would mean that all Hyundai and Kia vehicles sold in North America would eventually use Tesla's connector.

In addition to automotive brands and groups, there are already charging networks that have announced their intention to use the Tesla connector as the standard for their public charging stations. EVgo, which has hundreds of chargers deployed across nearly all of the United States, will begin using the Tesla Connector and plans to install more in the coming months. BTC Power also intends to integrate the Tesla standard into its chargers from 2024.