GM announces access to 12,000 Tesla Superchargers, three major U.S. automakers unify interface standards
IT home June 9, the United States General Motors announced yesterday that it will join Ford in adopting Tesla's North American charging standard. According to the agreement reached between the two sides, GM's electric car users will be able to directly use Tesla's charging network in the future.
GM said Tesla agreed to open 12,000 Tesla Super chargers to GM customers starting next year. Since GM currently uses a different charging port, existing owners will need an adapter to access Tesla's charging network. But starting in 2025, electric cars made by GM will be compatible with Tesla charging ports.
GM CEO Mary Teresa Barra said that providing customers with Tesla Superchargers will accelerate the popularity of electric vehicles and that switching to Tesla charging ports for future models "could help drive the industry toward a single North American charging standard. GM expects the partnership will also save the company nearly $400 million (IT House notes, currently about 2.845 billion yuan) in expenses.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that consumers can buy Tesla or GM cars with confidence in the future.
As a result of this news, the shares of Tesla and GM were both up over 4% at one point in the after-hours. Tesla shares finally closed at $234.86 (currently about 1,670.39 yuan), up 4.58%, its tenth consecutive trading day of gains, the longest streak since January 2021.
As previously reported by IT House, Ford has earlier reached an agreement with Tesla to allow its customers to use more than 12,000 Tesla Superchargers in the United States and Canada. At this point, the three largest electric car manufacturers in the North American market have agreed on charging hardware standards.
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