After Ford’s CEO Jim Farley announced that Ford EV owners would have access to Tesla’s network of Superchargers back in May, several other automakers have followed suit, including General Motors, Rivian, and now the two Geely brands. The Tesla ecosystem uses a connector it pioneered, the North American Charging Standard (NACS). Although the connector’s name sounds official, no governing body or regulatory agency actually decreed it as the standard bearer.
Still, the title is proving quite prescient, with an increasing number of OEMs jumping on Tesla’s bandwagon, and it’s no wonder. Tesla’s 12,000-plus Superchargers in North America are the largest EV charging network by a wide margin, comprising 60% of all EV fast chargers in the United States. The alternative charging port — the Combined Charging System (CCS) — is still utilized (for now) by most foreign-made EVs, including those by Volkswagen, Porsche, Toyota, Hyundai, and BMW.
Polestar currently markets a compact car called the Polestar 2 that’s a direct competitor to Tesla’s Model 3, and the brand is tooling up to launch a luxury SUV called the Polestar 3 in early 2024. The Chinese-owned Swedish-American carmaker sold approximately 51,000 vehicles last year, a number that’s expected to grow by 16% to 36% this year.
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