GM’s move to adopt Tesla’s charging standard comes on the heels of Ford making a similar announcement for its electric cars. Tesla has more than 12,000 Superchargers across the United States and Canada. In a Twitter Spaces livestream announcing the partnership, GM CEO Mary Barra said the partnership “almost doubles access to chargers that GM has already made available.” “It’s a really positive day for GM,” she said.
The partnerships with GM and Ford are a triumph for Tesla’s EV charging technology over the so-called CCS chargers that are used by most other EV makers. Tesla’s charging stations currently outnumber CCS stations in the United States. In a statement, GM said it hopes its partnership with Tesla will help move the entire EV industry towards Tesla’s NACS charging ports. During the livestream event, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said such a move would benefit the consumer.