No matter which vehicle you buy from 2025 onward, it will use Tesla’s NACS port.
Over the past few months, it’s been easier to list the automakers that hadn’t yet switched over to the North American Charging Standard (NACS). This week, the last major holdout finally announced it “selected” the standard, effectively marking the pivot away from the previously dominant Combined Charging System (CCS) plug and opening up virtually every EV sold in North America to the Tesla Supercharger Network.
Since Tesla first announced it would open up the NACS standard to automakers wishing to adopt it, a few major players kicked off a series of events resulting in a near-complete switchover since 2022.
Most new EVs sold in North America will still have a CCS port through the rest of 2024, with automakers aiming to switch over to the new standard by 2025. Now, the widespread adoption of NACS does not mean the old style ports will immediately die off. Instead, companies like Electrify America will continue to support CCS for existing EV owners, though eventually such drivers may need to purchase an adapter to use NACS ports as they become the primary (i.e. most convenient) method to recharge EVs.
With Stellantis’ adoption of NACS, only a select few smaller players continue to hold out. Ford announced in late January it would provide complimentary adapters to F-150 Lightning and Mustang Mach-E owners to access Tesla’s Supercharger network from 2025 onward. At this point, however, it’s unclear whether Stellantis will do the same.
