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Big News for EV Drivers: SAE Rolls Out Game-Changing NACS Charging Standard · Elon Musk Podcast

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  Hey everybody, welcome back to the Elon Musk Podcast.
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  This is a show where we discuss the critical Crossroads, the
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  Shape, SpaceX, Tesla X, The Boring Company, and Neuralink.
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  I'm your host, Will Walden. Today's episode is about Tesla,
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  but not particularly Tesla, a milestone in EV technology.
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  The charging technology has been met.
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  It's completed and the North American Charging Standard
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  certification has been granted. This new standard is poised to
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  address numerous challenges in EV charging, and it promises a
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  more efficient and accessible charging infrastructure.
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  Initially, Tesla's introduction of the Max, the NACS, or the
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  North American Charging Standard as a proprietary technology in
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  November of 2022 was met with some skepticism.
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  People thought that they were just trying to take over the
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  industry. However, its dominance in the
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  USEV market led to broader industry acceptance.
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  Major automakers like Ford and General Motors soon adopted the
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  NAX plug, signalling a shift towards standardization.
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  Now SA, as decision to develop an independent standard around
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  Tesla's NAX represents a very important move.
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  It ensures that a single company does not control a crucial
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  aspect of the EV infrastructure, which is vital for the
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  widespread adoption of electric vehicles.
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  Rodney McKee, PhD, from the University of Delaware and chair
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  of SA ES NAX Task Force shared insights on the potential of
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  NAX. He highlighted his role in
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  making EV charging installations more affordable for businesses,
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  enhancing interoperability, and opening new avenues for street
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  charging. Kind of like, remember parking?
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  You know, parking meters? What if instead of parking
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  meters you had a charger? Or next to a parking meter you
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  had a charger? That's what they're looking into
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  in the NAX standard. Support for 277 volts, distinct
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  from the two O 8 to 240 voltage range of the J1772 standard, is
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  a key factor in its potential impact.
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  This compatibility with commercial utility connection
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  simplifies and reduces the cost of charger installations.
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  Cheaper and easier installation processes for businesses will
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  likely lead to a proliferation of EV chargers in workplaces and
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  public spaces. Now.
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  This will benefit EV users who lack home charging options and
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  contribute to a more robust charging network.
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  Some people have to trickle charge overnight because all
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  they have is a small charger in their house, and apartment
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  buildings in particular stand to gain from The NAC standard
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  allows for easier installation of charging stations without the
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  need for extensive transformer infrastructure, making EV
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  ownership more feasible for their residents.
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  Transformer infrastructure costs money, and sometimes apartment
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  buildings don't want to help out with that cost.
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  Now, the next Standard also introduces innovations for
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  street parking solutions in urban areas.
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  Unlike the D1772 standard, NAX uses a standardized receptacle
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  compatible with a portable charging cable, reducing
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  maintenance issues and improving public charging infrastructure.
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  And NAX design allows for both AC and DC charging through the
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  same connector, enhancing versatility and convenience.
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  Now this feature contrasts with AJ1772 and CCS connectors, which
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  require different connectors for AC and DC charging.
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  Now, heavy and medium duty vehicles benefit from the NAX
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  standard as well. They can charge at higher
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  capacities, up to 52 kilowatts using the same receptacles as
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  light duty vehicles, boosting charging efficiency for a huge
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  range of vehicles. Now, the integration of NAX is
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  expected to facilitate the widespread adoption of Vehicle
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  to grid technology or V2G. And by making AC charging
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  infrastructure more affordable and encouraging more consistent
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  EV charging behavior, NAX paves the way for a more resilient and
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  responsive energy grid. However, the widespread
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  implementation of NAX faces potential regulatory challenges.
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  U.S. Federal and state investments in
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  charging infrastructure have primarily focused on CCS
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  compatible chargers. The transition to NAX might
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  necessitate changes in policy to avoid leaving existing CCS and
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  also J1772 chargers and vehicles unsupported now.
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  The development of NAX was ironically spurred by the
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  federal government's NEVI program, the NEVI, which aimed
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  to create a more inclusive charging network.
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  Tesla's adaptation of its proprietary connector into a
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  standard format was initially response to this program,
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  leading to the current industry wide shift toward NAX.
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  The impact of these new standards extends beyond more
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  technical advancements. SA, ES, J3O68 and J 3400
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  standards, which include the next promises to make EV
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  charging more accessible and cost effective, and even allow E
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  VS to function as power sources during grid shortages or for
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  earning income through V2G services.
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  Imagine if you're home, the grid goes down and you need to keep
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  the air conditioning on because it's extremely hot outside.
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  The way you can do that is plug your car into your house.
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  You can charge certain parts of your house, maybe your home
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  battery or something like that, with your car, and you'll be
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  good to go with this new standard.
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  Now, also with the approval of SAEJ 3400, the Tesla Connector
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  system is set to become a standardized feature on future E
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  VS. This will break Tesla's
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  exclusive hold on its charging network.
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  And this opens up a vast network of Tesla charters which are
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  already in place and which Tesla plans on building out for use by
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  a wider range of electric vehicles.
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  And the goal of Tesla in the beginning, Of course, it's a
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  business, We all know it's a business and they want to make
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  money. But the goal was to shift away
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  from ICE vehicles, from gas vehicles.
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  They wanted to get on the electric standard And now
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  because of this, it's a huge step forward for that.
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  Now. The implementation of these
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  standards is a critical shift in the EV industry.
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  It simplifies the charging experience and it's going to be
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  more sustainable and versatile for every electric vehicle in
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  the future. You're not going to have to
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  carry around a bunch of different charging adapters if
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  you're going to be travelling across countries or states.
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  Now, as the standards roll out though, EV drivers can expect
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  more accessible charging options, potentially
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  transforming the landscape of electric vehicle mobility in the
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