Why are so many automakers switching (or contemplating switching) to a distinct charging customary after years of utilizing CCS? There are some apparent advantages to NACS, together with the bodily measurement of the connector. In comparison with CCS, which is cumbersome and generally cumbersome, NACS is slimmer and simpler to plug and unplug.
The numbers are always altering and sometimes up to date, however Tesla’s Supercharger community is taken into account the gold customary in North America. Tesla presently operates 1,728 places within the USA (as of April 2023) with roughly 17,000 particular person plugs, although not all of those are DC quick chargers. For comparability, Volkswagen Group-owned Electrify America has 800 complete stations with 3,500 DC quick chargers. ChargePoint technically has the biggest community with 27,000 stations and round 50,000 plugs, however most of these are solely Stage 2.
As a result of Tesla Superchargers have solely ever wanted to speak with Tesla autos, the “handshake” between the automotive and the charger has been fully seamless. There aren’t any screens on the Superchargers or difficult fee strategies; simply plug in and cost. It stays to be seen if this clean consumer expertise will maintain up when the community is opened to non-Tesla autos.