Rivian too has decided to adopt the Tesla charging standard. The American manufacturer has announced that it has signed an agreement with Elon Musk's company to be able to use the North American Charging Standard connector on its electric cars, the R1T pickup and the R1S SUV strong>NACS). The agreement that is obviously limited to the North American market, predicts that from 2024 Rivian cars will be able to access the Supercharger networkof Tesla in the United States and Canada using a special adapter.
Starting from 2025, however, the battery-powered models of Rivian will be natively equipped with the Tesla connector and will be able to recharge at Superchargers without the need for an adapter. The NACS connector will be also featured in the next generation of Rivian electric vehicles based on a new platform.
Today we signed an agreement with @Tesla to adopt the North American Charging Standard. This opens charging for Rivian vehicles on Tesla's Supercharger network across the United States and Canada. Access starts as soon as Spring 2024. https://t.co/Z5SBOFytgy pic.twitter.com/fWOMNtpkYs
— Rivian (@Rivian) June 20, 2023
The automaker also lets it be known that despite the agreement signed with Tesla, it will continue to operate. working to expand its proprietary charging network. Is not serious; it is clear, however, whether this charging network will be updated by introducing the Tesla connector.
However, Rivian's decision further increases the importance of the Tesla standard on the American market after Ford and General Motors decided to adopt it on their electric cars.
Given how things are going, one can; to think that over time, most of the car manufacturers that produce electric vehicles for the North American market will announce an agreement with Tesla to be able to use its standard.
HYUNDAI IS THINKING ABOUT IT
Apparently, Hyundai is also considering adopting Tesla's NACS connector on the North American market. However, the Korean company has made it known that it is in an evaluation phase from the point of view of customer benefit. According to the CEO of Hyundai, Jaehoon Chang, the problem is the problem. that, to date, Tesla's charging network does not support the 800 V architecture of its electric cars.
Precisely for this reason, Chang has announced that he will consult with Tesla. with Tesla to see if he can; make changes to its charging network to allow Hyundai customers to be able to fill up with energy at the maximum possible power.
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