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GM releases its approved NACS adapter, giving its drivers access to Tesla's charging network (electrek.co)
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More than a year after legacy automakers announced a transition from the CCS charging port to Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS), GM EV customers are finally able to purchase an approved adapter and gain access to hundreds of thousands of Tesla chargers.

Today’s news has been a long time coming for GM-branded EV drivers. It is another massive step in the American auto industry’s adoption of a truly universal charging plug.

In June 2023, GM was one of the first OEMs to announce a transition from the CCS plug to Tesla’s NACS. It shared that future BEV models will feature the port natively, and existing BEVs could access the charging network via an adapter.

Since then, we’ve seen virtually all automakers adopt NACS and begin sourcing approved Tesla adapters, including Ford, Hyundai, BMW, and Lucid Motors, to name a few.

US charging networks like ChargePoint have also begun rolling out solutions to support EVs of all makes and models, helping increase the versatility of local networks and alleviate some of the stressors EV drivers currently face when they need a charge and don’t have the correct plug or aren’t certified to access a specific charging network.

While we await future GM models with Tesla NACS plugs built in, the American automaker has begun selling an approved adapter that gives its EV drivers immediate access to many Level 2 and DC fast chargers on Tesla’s current network.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Ford was the first to announce it so maybe Tesla offered them a nice perk to get the ball rolling? It was pretty stunning watching it all happen after that first announcement.

They aren't free indefinitely either, it was only if you ordered it within a window.