The North American Charging Standard (NACS), developed by Tesla, is now required in all-electric vehicle (EV) charging stations that receive state money, with Kentucky being the first state to impose this requirement. Elon Musk, the owner of Tesla, has achieved a big win with the mandate.
According to Reuters, Kentucky has become the first state to mandate that Tesla’s charging connector, also known as the North American Charging Standard (NACS), be used at EV charging stations. Companies must comply with this new condition in order to participate in a state-funded initiative to electrify roadways.
The rule is an addendum to government specifications for the competing charging standard, the Combined Charging System (CCS). The adoption of Tesla’s charging technology by Ford Motor is considered a recent success for the company, which is the leading manufacturer of electric vehicles in the United States.
“SAE CCS 1 connectors are required for each port.” The state’s request for proposal materials for the EV charging program said that “each port shall also be designed for connecting to as well as charging vehicles which have charging ports compatible with the North American Charging Standard (NACS)”.
But not everyone approves of this fashion. Manufacturers and operators of EV chargers have spoken out against Texas’ proposal to require the use of the technology developed by Tesla at charging stations. The action, they claim, is “premature,” and “time will be required to properly standardize, test, as well as verify the safety along with interoperability of Tesla connectors throughout the industry.”
The US Dept. of Transportation has previously indicated that charging firms must provide CCS outlets in order to qualify for federal funds intended to install 500,000 EV chargers by 2030. The law does, however, permit the use of different connectors as long as they adhere to the CCS, a national standard. Due to the rule’s flexibility, states such as Kentucky are able to include Tesla’s NACS in their plans for charging infrastructure.
Highway motorists who make the dubious decision to buy an EV need to have a lot of charging options accessible to them. An owner of a Nissan Leaf EV’s misery while attempting to cross state lines was covered by Breitbart News last year.
“A driver of an electric vehicle (EV) who frequently travels between Cheyenne and Casper in Wyoming stated that his very first 178-mile trip took an incredible 15 hours for him to complete in his Nissan Leaf.”
“It was incredibly challenging. For instance, Alan O’Hashi informed Cowboy State Daily that the trip took 15 hours for him to travel from Cheyenne to Casper, noting that this specific journey wasn’t made at the start of the electric vehicle period. It occurred in May 2022.”
“O’Hashi was able to finish the road journey in around 11 hours after a month had passed. To put that into perspective, a 178-mile drive in a gasoline-powered car should require less than 2.5 hours if you travel at the speed limit.”
Comments are closed.