Electrify Canada plans to add Tesla-style plugs to its EV chargers — via drivingdotca ElectricVehicles
Electrify Canada will offer the Tesla connectors, but will also continue to provide CCS connectors. The differing plugs are really only an issue with DC fast-charging, not with Level 2 chargers, which are typical of home chargers or many public chargers found in parking lots.
Tesla’s superior charging network was initially an exclusive selling point for the cars themselves, but early in 2023, the automaker quietly began allowing some brands to access a small number of chargers. Then, in May of 2023,to allow its EV customers to use a Tesla-developed adapter to plug into Superchargers — and further, that it planned to equip upcoming EVs with a Tesla connector right from the factory.
Since then, other automakers have announced similar plans to offer Tesla-style charging, including General Motors, Rivian, Volvo, and Polestar. It’s rumoured that Hyundai may do the same, and, if so, it’s expected that Kia will follow; while Stellantis, the parent company of Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat, Jeep and Ram, has outlined its plans for a charging ecosystem but,
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