Volkswagen and Stellantis have yet to make the switch to NACS.carmaker last year, holding 10% of the global light-vehicle market sharearound the world in 2022, while Stellantis hit 288,000 global electrified sales. Though both have ambitions to invest billions of dollars to boost plug-in product development and sales further over the coming years, those plans do not yet include NACS.
Of course, other charging options exist for Stellantis and Volkswagen owners. Perhaps most notably, they can charge at home — and experts say a vast majority of EV charging can be done there .Tesla's network has long been an advantage for the automaker . Though ChargePoint dominates in US charging overall in terms of quantity of plugs, Tesla leads in terms of number of fast-charging ports, according to consultancyor in areas of the country with long stretches that are void of plugs is a major sticking point in the EV debate.
The two auto giants are likely holding out given the plug wars may not have a huge effect until 2025, when most of the NACS adopters say their revamped ports will roll out on new products. And other,