Japanese automaker Honda is the latest to adopt Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) for all its electric vehicle models sold in North America.
All Honda EV models to go on sale in North America from 2025 will feature the NACS charging port, starting with a new EV model slated for that year.
Honda joins a long list of competitors that have adopted the NACS, which includes the likes of Ford, GM, Rivian, Volvo, Polestar, Nissan, Mercedes-Benz, and Fisker.
Prior to 2025, Honda has promised to equip EVs with an adapter for the Combined Charging System (CCS) port.
Adopting the NACS is an unsurprising move for Honda, as it falls more in line with its peers and ensures its customers have access to Tesla’s massive Supercharger network.
The announcement comes less than two months after seven major global automakers – BMW Group, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes-Benz Group, Stellantis NV – announced that they would create an “unprecedented” high-powered EV charging network across North America.
According to the July announcement, the high-powered charging network will consist of at least 30,000 chargers.
Joshua S. Hill is a Melbourne-based journalist who has been writing about climate change, clean technology, and electric vehicles for over 15 years. He has been reporting on electric vehicles and clean technologies for Renew Economy and The Driven since 2012. His preferred mode of transport is his feet.