Comment by darknavi
Comment by darknavi 10 months ago
Great step. NACS is so nice compared to CCS 1. Can't wait for this to standardize and EV charging stations to stop being so novel.
Comment by darknavi 10 months ago
Great step. NACS is so nice compared to CCS 1. Can't wait for this to standardize and EV charging stations to stop being so novel.
Everyone in the US has committed to NACS in the next couple years. The others are aware of this and if they are not completely stupid making plans. They will probably support CCS for a while in some form, but they will be doing NACS in the near future. It might be like regular/premium/diesel fuels - pumps support more than one hose (though wire is more expensive than a hose).
> They will probably support CCS for a while
NACS is CCS with a different plug on the end. Tesla's charging standard is to die off, CCS will be the standard going forward.
Here's a real world demonstration of a charger with J3400 plugs (aka Tesla's plug):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3-0xRTduPI
It works on a Chevy Bolt because it is CCS.
So what does this mean for a Tesla on an NACS charger? Do they already support CCS over that port, or is it a software update?
I know Teslas were already CCS in Europe, so I wouldn't be surprised if the software is already basically there.
That is the definition of the current state.
Fortunately for the future state, they can be changed.
This still feels a long way off. I have yet to encounter a charger, not made by Tesla, that has an NACS plug.