EVs From These Brands Will Soon Use the Tesla NACS Charge Port

Mazda has joined the Tesla-based North American Charging Standard (NACS) for its future U.S.-market electric vehicles, making it the latest automaker to embrace the standard. This move, announced on January 16, includes access to Tesla Superchargers for Mazda’s upcoming electric models. With the Biden administration’s endorsement of the SAE standard behind NACS, which was formalized in December, the U.S. is progressing toward a unified fast-charging standard for electric vehicles. The adoption of NACS has become a trend, with major automakers like General Motors, Ford, Rivian, Volvo, and others committing to the standard over the past several months. Stellantis and Mitsubishi are among the few remaining to join the NACS standard. The NACS supports Tesla’s V3 hardware and earlier, which limits charging to around 400 volts, posing potential challenges for large battery packs relying on 800-volt charging. Tesla’s deployment of V4 Superchargers and multiple automakers’ collaborative high-speed charging network aim to address these challenges in the coming years.

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