Lucid announced today that by 2025, all Lucid vehicles built with the current Combined Charging System (CCS) will be able to charge at stations in the Tesla Supercharger network using an adapter. In addition, Lucid will integrate the North American Charging Standard (NACS) into future vehicles in 2025.
"Adopting NACS is an important next step to providing our customers with expanded access to reliable and convenient charging solutions for their Lucid vehicles," said Peter Rawlinson, CEO and CTO at Lucid. "We believe that a unified charging standard, backed by the nationwide rollout of future-ready higher-voltage charging stations, will be a critical step in empowering American consumers to adopt electric vehicles."
The North American Charging Standard began as Tesla's proprietary charging connection, but is quickly becoming the go-to connection across North America. Although Tesla opened up access to its massive charging network a while ago, other branded EVs using the CCS-type standard still require an adapter.
However, the standard gained some serious clout this past summer when Ford announced it would adopt it in future EV models. GM's announcement was not far behind, setting the tone for a flood of other OEMs and charging networks that have vowed to make NACS the go-to point for charging.
In the last month alone, we've seen Hyundai Motor Group, Chargepoint and BMW Group all commit to using NACS, and just last week Subaru joined the party.
Source: Lucid