Volvo’s EX30 small electric crossover SUV is scheduled to arrive in the U.S. next year. By: Volvo Swedish automaker Volvo Cars said Tuesday it has signed a deal with Tesla that will allow drivers of its electric vehicles to charge at about 12,000 Tesla charging stations in North America starting next year. Under the agreement, Volvo’s EVs will be equipped Read More
Toyota announced late Thursday that it will adopt the North American Charging Standard (NACS), leaving few automakers left with a long-term commitment to combined charging systems (CCS), which are currently dominant in non-Tesla EVs. The battle is certainly won, as even the biggest resistance groups are publicly considering replacing them with NACS. NACS will be the charging standard that powers Read More
Non-Tesla EVs, except the Nissan Leaf and Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV (which use an incompatible plug standard called CHAdeMO), can currently be charged at one of the limited number of Tesla Superchargers that offer Magic Dock adapters. Magic Dock allows EVs with Combined Charging Standard (CCS) plugs (most non-Tesla vehicles) to use Tesla chargers designed for North American Charging Standard (NACS) Read More