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Subaru is the umpteenth car manufacturer that has opted for Tesla charging connections in the United States. It is certainly no surprise that Subaru is also switching to the so-called NACS connection. After all, sister brands Toyota and Lexus already preceded the brand.
The North American Charging Standard (NACS) charging connection that Tesla uses on its models in the United States is gaining considerable popularity. The list of car manufacturers that will soon equip their EVs with the NACS charging connection is growing steadily. General Motors, Honda, Hyundai and Kia, Jaguar and Land Rover, Nissan, Rivian, Volvo and Polestar have now announced that they are switching to the ‘Tesla charging connection’ in the United States, and BMW Group and Toyota and Lexus recently also joined. in that list. Subaru now also says it will equip its electric models with the NACS charging connection.
From 2025, Subaru electric models will be equipped with the NACS charging connection as standard. From that year onwards, electric Subarus that have already been sold will also be equipped with an adapter so that those cars – of course Solterras – can also be charged at Tesla’s Supercharger network. In Europe, the CCS charging standard is now almost universally applied, including by Tesla. This is not the case in North America. Non-Tesla EVs generally use the CCS1 socket, which is different from the CCS2 plug used in Europe.
– Thanks for information from Autoweek.nl