After launching the primary non-Tesla Supercharger in the USA again in March, the Elon Musk-led firm went months with out increasing its CCS1-compatible charging community.
Nevertheless, a report from August stated that the Magic Dock-equipped stalls made their strategy to Texas, then to Canada, and extra lately to Alaska. And, as you may anticipate, the employees who put in the chargers needed to take a look at that they have been working correctly, however what do you employ to test if the CCS1 plug is delivering energy, seeing how Teslas bought in North America include the NACS inlet from the manufacturing unit?
Nicely, one might go for the Ford F-150 Lightning, because the installers in Texas reportedly used, or one among Rivian’s choices might act because the car of alternative, which is what the employees in Alaska reportedly went for, in response to X consumer @markhkinak, who posted a photograph of a grey R1S topping up its batteries at Alaska’s first-ever Magic Dock-equipped Supercharger (embedded under).
The consumer who posted the picture above stated in his publish that the installers additionally used the Chevrolet Bolt EV to check the newly put in power supply, though there’s no image of the GM-made electrical hatchback.
The CCS1-compatible Supercharger in Alaska is positioned in Chugiak, close to Anchorage. It’s one of many two Tesla EV charging stations within the state, the opposite one being positioned in Soldotna, however this one solely carries NACS plugs appropriate with Tesla automobiles.
In June, Rivian introduced a deal that can enable homeowners of the R1S SUV, R1T pickup, in addition to the upcoming R2-based fashions to make use of any Tesla Supercharger in the USA and Canada from 2024 with the assistance of an adapter. Moreover, all of Rivian’s passenger automobiles will get the NACS connector from the manufacturing unit beginning in 2025, eliminating the necessity for an adapter.
On the similar time, any CCS-equipped EV can use one among Tesla’s roughly 15 so-called Magic Dock Superchargers in North America that supply each a NACS and a CCS1 connector.
Moreover Rivian, which up to date the software program of its automobiles to indicate CCS1-compatible Superchargers on the navigation display, a number of different automakers introduced related offers with Tesla, together with Normal Motors, Ford, and Volvo.
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