Honda North American electric vehicles follow trend, adopt Tesla NACS charging standard

News on August 21: Recently, Honda’s Honda and Acura brand electric vehicles sold in the North American market will use the NACS charging interface designed by Tesla, which has attracted the attention of the industry. The decision is believed to have been influenced by GM's adoption of the NACS charging standard and Honda's reliance on GM's electric vehicle platform.

Honda originally planned to announce the adoption of the NACS standard because the standard has received widespread support, and General Motors has also announced that it will use the NACS standard in its electric vehicles starting in 2025. However, Honda confirmed this decision recently, mainly because their two upcoming electric vehicles, the Prologue and Acura ZDX, are based on General Motors' Ultium platform. With this commonality in mind, Honda has had to keep up with the trend to ensure their electric vehicles keep up with market developments when it comes to charging.

According to the editor’s understanding, Honda executives confirmed this decision in an interview with the Autoblog website. Noriya, President and CEO of American Honda Motor Company "This decision is very important and it is clear that we must also promote the NACS standard," said Kaihara. Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Executive Vice President Shinji Aoyama further added: "We obviously rely heavily on General Motors. Once they decide to move to the NACS standard, ZDX will also change."

Honda's decision means they will Moving to the NACS standard, there is no news of an agreement with Tesla to use the Tesla Supercharger network or to obtain charging adapters. However, American Honda's vice president of sustainability and business development Jay Joseph's positive comments about Tesla Supercharger maintenance seem to hint at Honda's future plans. In addition to Honda's decision, they are One of seven auto giants in North America teaming up to build a new electric vehicle charging network. This shows that Honda is not only committed to adapting to market trends, but also actively participating in the construction of electric vehicle charging infrastructure.

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