There’s tremendous equity and loyalty to the Chevrolet Bolt EV. It’s currently built on our second-generation platform, but people will have to wait and see what we end up doing.that its cars would be offered with an adapter for the Tesla Superchargers 2024 onwards. From 2025, GM vehicles will get Tesla’s North American Charging Standard connector built-in. On this decision, Barra said:
We have aggregated many different charging companies into the myChevrolet, myCadillac, and myGMC apps. They [Tesla] agreed that they would provide the [charging] information that it goes through your [apps] and also that we get the same cost for our customers that Tesla customers do.” She added that GM’s technical team evaluated the Tesla NACs connector and found many benefits over the CCS1 standard:
When we looked at it, we thought the durability, reliability, and cost were cheaper [with the Supercharger]. So starting next year, we’ll have 25,000 chargers [Telsa and CCS1 combined] available to our customers.was a partner or competitor following the NACS deal, Barra said that he was both. I think he’s both. It was a decision that was good for everyone. As more OEMs adapt to the standard, it’s going to be better for the consumer. Our team worked seamlessly with the team at Tesla, and they were great to work with. In a lot of spaces in the automotive industry, you compete and you partner. The industry would benefit from more partnerships.