Polestar 2, a battery-powered crossover SUV. Polestar owners in North America will have access to Tesla’s charging network starting next year.
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Swedish electric vehicle manufacturer pole star said on Thursday that it had signed an agreement with Tesla that will allow drivers of their electric vehicles to charge at about 12,000 Tesla charging stations in North America starting next year.
New Polestar vehicles sold in North America will come standard with the North American Charging Standard or Tesla-designed NACS, starting in 2025. Owners of existing Polestars will be able to charge at the company’s Supercharger stations. Tesla by converter starting mid-2024.
Polestar’s deal follows an identical deal announced by the sibling company Volvo car on Tuesday. Ford Motor, common engine And Rivian also announced similar deals with Tesla in recent weeks.
“We applaud the pioneering work Tesla has done to accelerate adoption and increase the popularity of electric vehicles, and it’s great to see the Supercharger network being delivered under a new model,” said CEO Thomas Ingenlath. this way”. “This move will significantly increase the use of electric vehicles in a key automotive region.”
Most non-Tesla charging stations and electric vehicles in North America use a plug design called CCS, which stands for Combined Charging System. Recent studies have found that CCS charging networks have much less reliable than Tesla’s network. Reviewers also note that the CCS fast charge plug is significantly larger and heavier than the NACS plug, making it difficult for some elderly or disabled drivers to use.
Tesla EV can use CCS charger with adapter, but currently only Tesla EV can use Tesla charger.
Tesla’s plug design is proprietary until November, when the company publishes the technical details of the system and manufactures it. available to other automakers and EV charger manufacturers.
SAE International, a technical group that publishes standards for the auto industry, said earlier this week that it is in the process of writing public standards for Tesla’s NACS charging plugs.
