The last that you heard in this blog about domino clicks toward Tesla-style charging plugs was this blog article on June 29, 2023. Since then we have seen five more domino clicks, including Mercedes-Benz, toward Tesla-style (also called “NACS”) EV charging plugs:
- June 29, 2023 – Polestar announces that soon its newly manufactured EVs will have charging ports that fit Tesla charging plugs.
- June 29, 2023 – Blink announces that soon its charging stations will have Tesla-style charging plugs.
- June 29, 2023 – Verge, a maker of electric motorcycles, announces that soon its motorcycles will have charging ports that fit Tesla charging plugs.
- June 30, 2023 – The state of Kentucky announces that it will link Tesla-style charging plugs with state subsidies for new EV charging stations.
- July 7, 2023 – Mercedes-Benz announces that soon its newly manufactured EVs will have charging ports that fit Tesla charging plugs.
Mercedes-Benz is the first among European car makers to have joined the Tesla club.
You can see the canonical list of domino clicks for the Tesla-style charging plug (the so-called “NACS” plug).
Among the car makers to watch are Hyundai/Kia, Volkswagen/Audi/Porsche, Nissan and BMW.