On June 27, local time, ChargePoint, a US electric vehicle charging solution provider, announced that it would start supporting Tesla's North American charging standard (NACS)。

ChargePoint says it will offer NACS connector options for new orders and for customers who have installed CP6000, CPE250 or ExpressPlus products。In addition to improving the compatibility of charging stations with NACS, the ChargePoint mobile app also allows electric vehicle drivers to access more than 743,000 active and roaming ports, and currently includes personal location filters for NACS, J1772, CCS and CHAdeMO connectors. So that electric vehicle drivers can easily locate and access the right charging solution for their vehicle。

The company said in a press release that the new features "can meet the charging needs of customers for any electric vehicle in any parking space."。

"ChargePoint has a 15-year history as a leader in the electric vehicle revolution, which allows us to respond to changing market dynamics and allows us to predict the needs of customers and drivers。Bill Loewenthal, ChargePoint's chief product officer, said, "Our highly modular charging platform, combined with our new NACS connector options, gives customers confidence that their investment in EV charging is successful in any connector scenario.。We remain committed to developing network charging solutions to ensure that any electric vehicle has charging space in any parking lot。"

The addition of ChargePoint marks another victory for Tesla and its NACS。Recently, several U.S. automakers, including Ford, General Motors and Rivian, have reached agreements with Tesla to adopt NACS so that their customers can access Tesla's super charging network.。

Tesla's NACS is the manufacturing specification for electric vehicle charging interfaces that the company announced as early as 2021。At the time, Musk encouraged other automakers to adopt it and named it "NACS (North American Charging Standard)."。With such a name, Musk's ambitions are clear.。He has always wanted NACS to replace the government-promoted Combined Charging System Standard (CCS) as the mainstream standard.。

The progress of NACS is so smooth that it is inseparable from Tesla's electric car and its charging pile in North America.。

According to Tridens Technology, Tesla's electric vehicles will account for half of U.S. sales in 2022, beating all competitors, including Hyundai, Kia, Ford, Volkswagen, etc.。It can be said that Tesla's electric car in the North American market "all over the world invincible"。

At a time when sales are climbing, Tesla is not entrusting charging piles to third parties, as most other automakers do, but is investing heavily in deploying its super charging piles across North America。According to Tridens Technology, Tesla has 1,941 charging stations in North America, of which 1,724 are in the United States and 185 are in Canada.。According to the U.S. Department of Energy, Tesla super charging stations account for about 60% of the total number of fast charging stations in the United States and Canada。

At a time when many new and old car builders in the United States have joined Tesla's NACS, the International Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE International) has come out to support NACS.。On Tuesday, the society said it aims to make Tesla's charging connectors standard in the industry in six months or less.。Frank Menchaca, president of the society's sustainable mobility solutions, said he is in dialogue with automakers such as Tesla, Ford, and General Motors, as well as the U.S. federal government on NACS standardization issues.。

Mr Menchaka said: "I think there is a real sense of urgency and a consensus of purpose between industry and government.。The importance of understanding this process is that it is no longer controlled by one company, but all companies work together to develop a standard on how to develop charging plugs。"

Currently, Tesla's NACS has not been approved as a charging standard by the International Society of Automotive Engineers.。

According to a study by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), a federally funded research center, a network of 1.2 million electric vehicle public chargers will be installed in the United States by 2030, including 1 million secondary chargers.。The forecast exceeds the U.S. government's goal of deploying 500,000 public chargers by 2030.。However, the study did not provide details of NACS and other types of connectors.。According to NREL's research, building a public charging network will require a cumulative public and private capital investment of $33 billion to $55 billion.。

Ali Zaidi, the White House's national climate adviser, said the administration's approach to CCS and NACS connectors is promoting "more interoperability and eventually a set of easier-to-use chargers across the country."。

Not only in North America, Tesla is also courting automakers in Europe to join its network of super charging piles.。Sweden-based Volvo Cars has signed an agreement with Tesla to enable its electric vehicles to connect to a network of super charging stations in the United States, Canada and Mexico, marking Volvo becoming the first European automaker to adopt the standard。

Today, Tesla's NACS is rapidly gaining ground in North America, and its "North American charging standard" is becoming worthy of its name.。