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Charging Standards: J1772/NACS/Tesla???

Before 2026, North America was "blessed" with two different low speed AC charging standards and three high speed DC fast charging standards. In mid-2023, all North American EV manufacturers came together and endorsed the Tesla designed North American Charging Standard (NACS) which is simply the Tesla plug that has been used on Teslas for both low speed AC and high speed DC charging since 2012.

All non-Tesla EVs manufactured in model year 2026 and beyond natively support the NACS/Tesla plug.

Since existing EVs have a mix of charge ports, and both low speed and high speed chargers you might use for road trips have a mix of charge handles, you should consider getting appropriate adapters for your vehicle, see below for links.

You can tell what kind of EV you have by looking at your vehicle's charge port (all Teslas use the NACS charge port):

If you have a NACS EV, click here to see adpaters you might want to use or purchase.

If you have a J1772/CCS EV, click here to see adpaters you might want to use or purchase.

 

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