
All the news about EV charging in the US
An EVgo charging station that has each DC fast-charging cable option including CCS, CHAdeMO, and Tesla’s NACS. | Image: Umar Shakir / The Verge
The state of electric vehicle charging in North America is shaping up like the smartphone charging wars — but focused on much more expensive hardware. Right now, like USB-C and Android phones, the Combined Charging System (CCS, Type 1) plug is on a greater variety of cars. Meanwhile, Tesla’s plug was long compared to Apple and Lightning.
But while Apple eventually adopted USB-C, Tesla is opening up its connector, renaming it the North American Charging Standard (NACS), and trying to shove CCS out of the way.
And it’s working: the new NACS port is being standardized by SAE International, and today, largely every automaker, including Ford, GM, Toyota, Rivian, Volvo, Polestar, Nissan, Mercedes-Benz, Jaguar Land Rover, Fisker, Hyundai, Stellantis, Volkswagen, and BMW, has signed on. New cars equipped with NACS are on the way but likely won’t start rolling out until 2026.
Meanwhile, Europe already dealt with its standards issue by settling on CCS2. For now, EV drivers in their Tesla Model Ys, Kia EV6s, and Nissan Leafs (with the ailing CHAdeMO connector) in the US are still stuck looking for the right station or adapter and hoping everything’s operational — but things should get easier soon.
To help solve these issues, the federal government has established a pool of $7.5 billion to fund charging network operators in building reliable EV infrastructure.
North America can become a great and convenient place to own an electric vehicle, but how long will that take? You can find out by reading all the news about electric vehicle charging right here, so come back and plug in often.
Lucid Gravity has a unique rear motor to help maximize EV charging
ChargePoint is doing something about all the EV charger cable-cutting crooks
Mercedes-Benz EV owners can start using Tesla Superchargers in February
Hyundai will give its EV customers free NACS adapters in early 2025
GM and ChargePoint plan to install hundreds of fast EV chargers by the end of 2025
EVgo nabs $1.25 billion loan as Biden races to approve more EV spending
Rivian opens up its charging network to other EVs for the first time
Nissan needs a little something extra to connect the Ariya to Tesla’s Superchargers
GM and EVgo now have over 2,000 EV charging stalls and counting
A universal ‘Plug and Charge’ protocol for EV charging is coming in 2025
Elon Musk learns how EV charging works from Pete Buttigieg
Tesla’s first 500kW V4 Superchargers are coming next year
GM offers free nighttime charging to Chevy EV owners in Texas
Curbside charging is coming to Michigan.
Volvo and Polestar EVs are now getting Tesla Supercharger access
Scout’s charge port looks… busy.
Tesla is moving on its solar-powered Supercharger ambitions.
Ford tells some EV customers to stop using its Tesla Supercharger adapter
Nissan is giving Ariya owners a new charging network, access to Tesla Superchargers
Juicebox’s EV charging customers get a reprieve.
Nissan buys into Ford, BMW, and Honda’s home EV charging business
Your next Blink EV charging station session might have an added fee.
Ionna’s first charging station is breaking ground in North Carolina.
What’s it like to Supercharge a Rivian?
Kia EVs will get Tesla Supercharger access starting on January 15th
EV charging sucks — can smart cameras make it better?
GM electric vehicles can finally access Tesla Superchargers
Lucid shows off Gravity SUV with Tesla port and teases a cheaper midsize EV
Hyundai’s first EV with native Tesla Supercharging is the new Ioniq 5
The Nissan Leaf’s bi-directional charging dream continues.
Non-Tesla EV owners are still waiting for Supercharger access.
EV charging gets another massive funding push from Biden administration
This new EV plug automatically delivers the right connection for your car
An analysis of 20,000 EV stations concludes that charging is still a massive bummer
Mercedes-Benz’s 400kW EV chargers are coming to Starbucks
Home generator company Generac just launched an electric vehicle charger
Ford’s answer to Texas blackouts: loads of generators on wheels.
Toyota rolls into the Ionna EV charging joint venture.
LG Electronics will supply EV chargers to ChargePoint as part of new deal
Mercedes-Benz will deploy new 400kW DC fast chargers built in North America.
Porsche is Macan friends with ChargePoint.
Ionna, the EV charging company backed by seven automakers, is beginning to take shape
How AI could change EV charging
Airbnb entices hosts with discounted EV chargers
The megawatt charging plug for EV semi trucks is coming to ChargePoint.
Tesla Superchargers experiencing a different kind of cut.
No longer filed in gas stations.
Republicans are pulling out all the stops to reverse EV adoption
Tesla’s Supercharger layoffs couldn’t have come at a worse time
So what’s next for Tesla’s Superchargers?
Tesla layoffs hit Supercharger team just as it’s poised to take over EV charging
This EV prototype charges from 10 to 80 percent almost as fast as a gas fill-up.
How do you get reimbursed for recharging the company electric car at home?
The United States now has one EV charging station for every 15 gas stations.
Google Maps will use AI to help you find out-of-the-way EV chargers
Rivian’s new software update will help you avoid all the broken EV chargers
Rivian owners now have access to Tesla Superchargers
Revel offers 25 percent charging discounts to eligible Uber drivers in NYC.
Tesla says that Rivian, GM, Polestar, and Volvo are next in line for Supercharger access.
Ford offers EV owners free Tesla Supercharger adapters until July
Rivian owners with iPhones can use Live Activities to monitor charging.
Ford is testing its Tesla Supercharger adapter.
Google Maps might soon show Plug and Charge EV stations — where you pay with your car.
Lucid slashes prices for its luxury EVs for the third time in seven months
Stellantis becomes the last major automaker to adopt Tesla’s charging plug
Ford EV owners will get their Tesla Supercharger adapters for free.
Tesla Supercharger in Chicago packed with “dead robots” that can’t charge in the cold.
LG is building an EV charger factory in Texas.
So about that nationwide EV charging network.
Volkswagen, Porsche, and Audi finally say they will use Tesla’s EV charging plug
Those GM-partnered EV charging stations feel inspired.
Ford and Xcel Energy will build 30,000 EV charging ports for fleet businesses
GM, EVgo, and Pilot are making progress on their big coast-to-coast EV charging network
EVgo and Meijer are linking up to install more fast chargers in Ohio.
Ford revises dealership EV charger rules after pushback.
Hertz and EVgo’s year-long offer is like a discount gas card, except for EVs.
Broken, busted, and out of order.
Mercedes-Benz opens its first 400kW EV charging station in the US
Lucid Air can now be used as a portable battery bank for Tesla.
Subaru is adopting Tesla’s EV charging port as holdout numbers dwindle
Tesla’s first big Supercharger deal is a $100 million sale to BP
The first V4 Tesla Superchargers in the US are now operational.
Toyota and Lexus join the Tesla charging connector bandwagon
ChargePoint is bringing Tesla’s NACS plug to its vast network of EV chargers
These space-saving public EV chargers are ridiculously fast and rolling out now
BMW, Mini, and Rolls-Royce are the latest to sync up with Tesla’s EV charging plug
Tesla adds the ability to predict Supercharger stall availability.
ChargePoint is finding the help it needs to keep its EV chargers up and running.
The first US V4 Tesla Superchargers are coming.
Hyundai and Kia’s future EVs will also have Tesla’s EV charging port
The 2024 Honda Prologue EV will have 300 miles of range
EVgo is trying to turn around complaints about slow, broken EV chargers
Expect to see more EV chargers at more Marriott hotels.
Jaguar cuts a Tesla Supercharging deal, too.
Hyundai is offering free home chargers and install discounts for new EV buyers
The Biden administration approves $100 million to fix the nation’s broken EV chargers
Ford, Honda, and BMW create a new vehicle-to-grid company to help EV owners save money
Tesla will install up to 20,000 versatile EV chargers at Hilton locations
Chevy’s recalling Bolt EUV chargers that could shock you.
Honda is the latest automaker to adopt Tesla’s charging port for its future EVs
EVgo opened its latest DC fast-charger location at a Chase Bank.
Tesla owners might not have to worry about Supercharging too much.
Mercedes-Benz’s first EV charging hubs will open this fall
Google Maps will stop showing gas stations to EV owners
Comcast has… EV charging stations?
EV charging in the US is still a no good, very bad time — and somehow it’s getting worse
Rivian’s EV trucks have another place to plug and charge.
Fisker’s going for the Tesla connector as well
Ford CEO finds charging his own company’s EVs “challenging.”
Google realizes EV drivers don’t need to find gas stations.
ChargePoint is spending millions to boost station reliability to ‘nearly 100 percent’
A plugged-in Tesla can still make front page news somewhere
Why charge an EV when you can just swap its battery?
Tesla’s next-gen Superchargers are getting faster.
Seven major automakers are teaming up on a North American EV charging network
Nissan is on board with Tesla’s charging revolution
SAE is pushing to standardize Tesla’s plug by year end.
Mercedes-Benz says ‘ja’ to Tesla’s EV charging connector
VW in talks to adopt Tesla’s EV charging plug, but Toyota is staying silent
Electrify America is the next big charging network to adopt Tesla’s ‘standard’ EV plug
Now Polestar is plugging into Tesla’s Superchargers too.
Volvo’s upcoming EVs join the Tesla Supercharger bandwagon
The SAE is standardizing Tesla’s EV charging plug as it racks up more wins
Tesla’s NACS plug will be required at EV charging stations in Washington and Texas
Tesla is about to pull the plug on its main EV charging rival
GM follows Ford in adopting Tesla’s EV charging standard
Elon Musk and GM CEO Mary Barra are about to chat live, and I can guess what they’re going to say.
Ford needs Tesla to help it beat Tesla
Ford EVs will use Tesla’s charging plug starting next year
Walmart’s preparing to build its own coast-to-coast EV charging network
How to charge your non-Tesla EV at a Tesla Supercharger
Now your EV can grab a Big Gulp.
Tesla’s plan to open its Superchargers to non-Tesla EVs takes shape
Electrify America is increasing prices at its DC fast charging stations
More Electrify America EV chargers are coming, this time at TA rest stops
Shell is acquiring EV charging network Volta for $169 million
EVgo’s New Year’s resolution: make its EV fast-charging network more reliable
Mercedes-Benz and ChargePoint are going to install thousands of EV fast chargers in the US
Tesla opens up its charging connector in a bid to become the North American standard
Tritium and DC-America are building a coast-to-coast EV fast charging network
Tesla is now taking votes for its next Supercharger locations
Electric vehicle owners are fed up with broken EV chargers and janky software
Ikea and Electrify America team up to install over 200 public fast chargers in 18 states
Now non-Tesla EVs can use its Superchargers in the UK, Spain, Sweden, and Austria
Google’s using AI to plan electric car trips because EV charging is still a nightmare
Tesla vehicles can soon be charged at EVgo charging stations in the US
Google Maps now filters searches for EV charger plug types
Tesla files permit for ‘restaurant and Supercharger station’ in Santa Monica
Europe is getting a network of ‘ultra-fast, high-powered’ EV chargers
BMW and Volkswagen are challenging Tesla with a network of fast chargers for electric vehicles
BMW, Ford, GM, and others agree on new fast-charging standard for EVs