Yahoo Autos Polestar Joins Volvo with Agreement to Adopt Tesla's Charge Port
Polestar joins Volvo in agreeing to adopt Tesla's proprietary charing port, which will provide access to the U.S. company's extensive Supercharger network of fast-chargers.
Called the North American Charging Standard, Polestar and Volvo EVs will have a NACS port starting in 2025; an adapter for earlier models is coming next year.
Polestar and Volvo are the two latest—and first foreign automakers—to announce switching to the NACS port, with Ford, GM, and Rivian already making the move.
UPDATE 6/29/23: This story has been updated with information about Polestar's announcement to adopt Tesla's NACS charge port. As Volvo's performance and electric-vehicle subsidiary, the details of Polestar's agreement are virtually identical, with all of its models adding the NACS port starting in 2025 and an adapter for its current CCS-charger-equipped vehicles set to arrive in the middle of next year.
A seismic shift in how electric vehicles are charged is gaining momentum after more and more automakers are agreeing to adopt Tesla's proprietary charging port known as the North American Charging Standard—or NACS, for short. Polestar joins Volvo as the latest automakers to make the shift, as they've now both announced an agreement with Tesla to use the U.S. company's charging structure.
Switching In 2025
Polestar and Volvo say that starting in 2025 all of their electric vehicles will be equipped with a NACS port. This will allow them to charge at Tesla's far-reaching Supercharger network in Canada, Mexico, and the United States. The charging network is currently said to consist of 12,000-plus fast-chargers and is expected to continue to keep growing.
“One major inhibitor to more people making the shift to electric driving, a key step in making transportation more sustainable, is access to easy and convenient charging infrastructure," Volvo CEO Jim Rowan said in a press release.
