Rivian Adopts Tesla's Charging Port Standard
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Rivian announced it would adopt Tesla's North American Charging Standard, becoming one of the first major automakers to follow Ford and General Motors in embracing the connector.
The move grants Rivian owners access to Tesla's Supercharger network across the United States and Canada.
Existing Rivian vehicles will use an NACS adapter, while future R1T and R1S models will ship with a native NACS charge port as standard.
CEO RJ Scaringe said the standard lets current and future customers tap Tesla's expansive Supercharger network while Rivian keeps expanding its own Rivian Adventure Network of DC fast chargers along popular routes.
Coming just weeks after Ford's similar deal, the announcement signaled a broad industry shift toward NACS as a de facto U.S. standard.
At the time no foreign automakers had signed on, though the alignment ultimately pushed SAE International to formalize NACS as the J3400 standard.
The move grants Rivian owners access to Tesla's Supercharger network across the United States and Canada.
Existing Rivian vehicles will use an NACS adapter, while future R1T and R1S models will ship with a native NACS charge port as standard.
CEO RJ Scaringe said the standard lets current and future customers tap Tesla's expansive Supercharger network while Rivian keeps expanding its own Rivian Adventure Network of DC fast chargers along popular routes.
Coming just weeks after Ford's similar deal, the announcement signaled a broad industry shift toward NACS as a de facto U.S. standard.
At the time no foreign automakers had signed on, though the alignment ultimately pushed SAE International to formalize NACS as the J3400 standard.
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