Agree! Honda Will Use Tesla's Charging Power Starting 2025

JAKARTA - Honda, an automotive manufacturer from Japan, has agreed to adopt Tesla North American Charging Standard (NACS) charging standards in North America. This decision was announced through a partnership they made with plans to present a model that fits the NACS by 2025.

Starting from 2025, Honda will introduce their latest electric car model in North America that will use the NACS standard port, and this will be the company's charging standard.

According to Honda's official statement released on Thursday, September 7, Honda electric vehicles produced before 2025 in North America will also be able to use the NACS charging system with appropriate adapters, thus becoming compatible with Tesla.

Although this partnership has been announced, there has been no confirmation of whether this deal also applies to Honda subsidiaries in America, such as Acura, although it dominates the US market and its surroundings.

Honda has long wanted their charging system to be in line with their electric cars, and this became clearer when the President and CEO of Honda America, Noriya Kaihara, expressed its support last August.

"This is quite important. We also have to encourage NACS. Obviously," said Kaihara in August.

With the agreement between Honda and Tesla, it can be concluded that General Motors (GM) has also approved the use of NACS. This is because models of Honda and Acura electric cars in North America use a platform developed by GM. GM itself has announced that it will switch from CCS1 system to NACS starting in 2025, meaning models like Honda Prologue will use ports compatible with NACS.

With the joining of Honda, a list of automotive manufacturers that will adopt the NACS system continues to grow, joining competitors such as Volvo, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Ford, and GM.

In addition, in an effort to accelerate the transition to electric cars, Honda has teamed up with several other automotive brands to build electric car charging infrastructure in North America. Some of the manufacturers involved in this partnership include BMW, GM, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes-Benz, and Stellantis.

Through this partnership, the seven auto giants are committed to building an electric car charging network that is easily accessible, convenient, and reliable, with plans to provide 30,000 high charging points to meet the needs of millions of electric car users.