(Reuters) – Volkswagen is in talks with Tesla to adopt its North American Charging Standard (NACS), joining a slew of automakers and charging equipment makers that are choosing the technology.
Ford, General Motors and ChargePoint are among the companies that have signed up for Tesla’s charging design in the past few weeks.
“Volkswagen Group and its brands are currently evaluating the implementation of the Tesla North American Charging Standard (NACS) for its North American customers,” the German automaker said.
Electrify America, its EV charging network unit, has more than more than 850 charging stations with about 4,000 chargers in the U.S. and Canada.
During the NACS transition, it will continue to offer the widely used Combined Charging System connector.
Separately, Swedish electric vehicle maker Polestar said it had signed an agreement with Tesla to make the EV firm’s Supercharger network available to its customers in the U.S. and Canada.
Tesla’s Superchargers account for about 60% of the total number of fast chargers in the United States, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.
(Reporting by Akash Sriram in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini Ganguli and Arun Koyyur)
