NACS (North American Charging Standard, newer North American models)

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DC fast charging connector electric vehicle charging connector standard

NACS (North American Charging Standard) is Tesla’s proprietary fast-charging connector design that has become a de facto standard for newer electric vehicles in North America.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
NACS (North American Charging Standard) 1
North American Charging Standard 1
North American Charging Standard (NACS) in North America 1

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf DC fast charging connector ⓘ
electric vehicle charging connector standard ⓘ
abbreviation NACS ⓘ
adoptionTrend increasing adoption by non-Tesla automakers in North America ⓘ
alias NACS (North American Charging Standard, newer North American models) ⓘ
surface form: Tesla North American connector
associatedWith Tesla Supercharger network ⓘ
surface form: Tesla Supercharger V3
backwardsCompatibility compatible with earlier Tesla North American vehicles ⓘ
category charging interface standard ⓘ
electric vehicle infrastructure ⓘ
compatibleWith Tesla vehicles (North American market) ⓘ
non-Tesla electric vehicles (via adoption or adapter) ⓘ
competesWith CCS Type 1 ⓘ
surface form: CCS1 (Combined Charging System Type 1)

CHAdeMO ⓘ
connectorType AC and DC combined connector ⓘ
connectsTo Tesla Supercharger network ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
designGoal simplified, compact connector for both AC and DC charging ⓘ
developer Tesla, Inc. ⓘ
electricalInterface supports communication between EV and charging station ⓘ
feature compact connector design ⓘ
high-power DC delivery ⓘ
single-port AC/DC capability ⓘ
fullName NACS (North American Charging Standard, newer North American models) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: North American Charging Standard
influences design of future North American EV charging infrastructure ⓘ
infrastructure implemented at Tesla Supercharger stations in North America ⓘ
intendedFor battery electric vehicles ⓘ
introducedBy Tesla, Inc. ⓘ
marketRole dominant fast-charging interface on Tesla vehicles in North America ⓘ
portLocation vehicle inlet for charging ⓘ
powerDelivery supports high-power DC levels (hundreds of kilowatts class) ⓘ
region North America ⓘ
replaces Tesla proprietary connector (North American market naming) ⓘ
standardizationStatus proprietary design promoted as open standard ⓘ
status de facto standard for newer EVs in North America ⓘ
supports high-current DC charging suitable for long-distance travel ⓘ
supportsChargingType AC charging ⓘ
DC fast charging ⓘ
typicalUseCase fast charging on highway corridors ⓘ
usedByManufacturer Tesla, Inc. ⓘ
usedInCountry Canada ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

NACS (North American Charging Standard, newer North American models) → alias → NACS (North American Charging Standard, newer North American models) ⓘ
subject surface form: NACS (North American Charging Standard)
this entity surface form: Tesla North American connector
Tesla vehicles → chargingConnectorStandard → NACS (North American Charging Standard, newer North American models) ⓘ
this entity surface form: NACS (North American Charging Standard)
Tesla Model S → chargingPort → NACS (North American Charging Standard, newer North American models) ⓘ
Tesla Model X → chargingPortType → NACS (North American Charging Standard, newer North American models) ⓘ
this entity surface form: North American Charging Standard (NACS) in North America
Tesla Model 3 → chargingStandard → NACS (North American Charging Standard, newer North American models) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tesla North American Charging Standard (NACS) in North America
NACS (North American Charging Standard, newer North American models) → fullName → NACS (North American Charging Standard, newer North American models) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: NACS (North American Charging Standard)
this entity surface form: North American Charging Standard