GM Ups the EV Ante with Tesla Supercharger Agreement
General Motors will begin to integrate the North American Charging Standard (NACS) in new EVs starting in 2025 models.
Grant Gerke, Senior Write at the Electric Vehicle Association
General Motors (GM) announced a collaboration with Tesla to integrate the North American Charging Standard (NACS) design into all of its 2025 EV Models. With this agreement, all 2025 GM model year electric vehicles will have access to more than 12,000 Superchargers across North America.
Tesla recently announced a similar Supercharger agreement with Ford, which needs reliable public charging as the auto OEM looks to increase F150 EV Lightning. In February, Tesla and the White House announced that they reached a deal for the former to open its Supercharger network to non-Tesla EVs in the US. And Tesla also confirmed plans to double its number of chargers in the US by 2024
Currently, GM relies on public charging networks and claims 134,000 chargers are accessible for its line of electric vehicles.
“This collaboration is a key part of our strategy and an important next step in quickly expanding access to fast chargers for our customers,” says Mary Barra, GM Chair and CEO of GM. “Not only will it help make the transition to electric vehicles more seamless for our customers, but it could help move the industry toward a single North American charging standard."
2023 has seen many EV production delays from both GM and Ford. The Cadillac’s all-electric Lyriq has been through many production delays since the start of 2022 and Ford just announced F150 Lightning’s wait time “will shrink starting this fall due to increased production.
For current GM electric car drivers, the Tesla Supercharger Network will be open to drivers starting in 2024 and will require an adapter.
A current look at Tesla Supercharging Network as of June 2023. (Source - Supercharge.info)
Besides the hardware, GM will also integrate the Tesla Supercharger Network into its vehicle and mobile apps, helping drivers quickly and easily locate, pay for, and initiate charging at available Tesla Superchargers.