Toyota Motors to Implement Tesla EV Charging Tech

Toyota Motor, the world's largest automaker by sales, announced on Thursday (Oct 19) that it had signed an agreement to use Tesla's electric-vehicle charging technology beginning in 2025. Other automakers that have adopted Tesla's North American Charging Standard (NACS) include Ford Motor, General Motors, and Nissan, bringing the Elon Musk-led company's superchargers closer to becoming the industry standard at the expense of the rival Combined Charging System (CCS).

The NACS ports will be used in certain Toyota and Lexus battery-electric vehicles (BEVs), including the new Toyota SUV, which will be assembled at Toyota's Kentucky plant. Owners of Toyota and Lexus vehicles equipped with CCS will be offered an adapter to enable NACS charging beginning in 2025. Tesla's NACS is widely available, with the US Department of Energy estimating that they account for roughly 60% of all fast chargers in the country.

The rival CCS system is supported by automakers such as Volkswagen, though the German company has discussed adopting the NACS with Tesla.