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Another day , another convert : Toyota and Lexus galvanic vehicles will take on Tesla ’s battery charger come out in 2025 , Toyotasaidthis week .
The top car manufacturer by global sales , Toyota is the latest to back the North American Charging Standard ( NACS ) , followingHyundai , Kia , Honda , Nissan , Mercedes , GM and Ford , among others . In just about five calendar month , Tesla has virtually sidelined the Combined Charging System ( CCS ) , the standardbacked by the Biden government activity .
The switch should make it easier for EV buyers toaccess Tesla ’s charging connection , but itwon’t happen overnight . The aforementioned automakers say they ’ll start introducing eV with NACS funding in 2025 , with Mercedes and GM enunciate they ’ll drop adapters in 2024 .
It also happens that Toyota ’s North American EV sales ( including loanblend ) are way up of late — by 20 % so far this year , thecompany saidin early October .
When it add up to NACS , VW and Stellantis are the two big holdouts left . VW hasreportedly been in talkswith Tesla about the standard since the summer . And last we heard , Stellantis say it’slooking into it . Given the recent impulse toward Tesla ’s touchstone , it seems like it ’s only a matter of prison term .
