Rivian Adopts Tesla's Charging Port Standard

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.

Model years 2022 through 2025 use a NACS DC adapter at compatible Tesla Superchargers, while Rivian vehicles from model year 2026 onward have a native NACS charge port.

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.

Access to more chargers does not settle Rivian's manufacturing bill. Its second quarter 2026 filing confirms external R2 deliveries began June 9 and total quarterly deliveries reached 12,194. The company retained a full year forecast of 65,000 to 70,000 vehicles, not a completed sales total. Consolidated gross profit reached $179 million, but the automotive segment still lost $36 million at the gross level; software and services supplied the cushion. Rivian attributed about $100 million in extra costs to the R2 production ramp. Watch the next quarterly automotive margin before treating more R2 deliveries as proof that vehicle production pays for itself.