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Honda to Switch to Tesla's NACS Charging Standard in 2025 · Elon Musk Podcast

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  Hello everybody and welcome back to another episode of the Elon
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  Musk Podcast where we cover the most groundbreaking and thought
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  provoking developments in technology, energy and space
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  exploration. Today's episode will focus on
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  the recent announcement from Honda that it will adopt the
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  Tesla designed North American charging standard or the NACS
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  for its electric vehicles starting in 2025.
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  We'll also take a closer look at the new partnership among seven
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  leading automakers, including Honda, to construct a network of
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  high speed electric vehicle chargers across North America.
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  So what Honda's decision to switch to NECS actually mean?
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  NECS is a Tesla design standard that's been adopted by a growing
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  number of automakers, starting with Ford earlier this year.
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  And Honda has now joined the list, planning to equip its new
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  electric vehicles with NECS ports from 2025 onwards.
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  And this move will also grant Honda EV owners access to
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  Tesla's expansive and a highly reliable Supercharger network, a
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  considerable benefit for any electric vehicle owner planning
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  long trips or who wants an easier fast charging experience.
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  Now while access to Tesla Supercharger network is a big
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  win, it's worth noting that Honda, along with six other
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  automakers, have also committed to building a separate network
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  of high speed EV chargers across North America.
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  Slated for completion by 20-30, this new network aims to install
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  at least 30,000 high speed EV chargers and plans to leverage
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  funding from both private and the public sectors.
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  Now let's talk about the NACS standard.
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  At its core, NACS is designed to be a universal high performance
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  charging system that can be used across multiple makes and models
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  of electric vehicles. One of its key features is the
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  port design, which is slim and robust with no moving parts.
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  This makes it less susceptible to wear and tear, thereby
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  enhancing its durability. The NACS port supports both A/C
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  alternating current and DC direct current charging,
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  providing versatility to users. When connected to a high speed
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  DC charger such as Tesla Supercharger can handle charging
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  rates of up to one MW, allowing for extremely fast charging
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  times. Now, this capacity far exceeds
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  most existing standards and can replenish hundreds of miles of
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  range in just a matter of minutes.
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  And the goal of NECS is not just to facilitate faster charging,
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  but to create a unified system that can be easily adopted for
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  various automakers. Tesla has opened up this
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  standard with the intention of streamlining the charging
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  infrastructure across North America.
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  This robust design, high charging capabilities and
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  flexibility. NACS is aiming to be the new
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  industry standard, encouraging broader adoption of electric
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  vehicles by making the charging process as convenient as
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  possible. Now let's pick the discussion to
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  other significant development in the world of Ev's The 7th
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  Automaker Alliance to construct the new network of high speed
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  charges across North America. This partnership includes
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  automakers like G, MB, MW, Honda, Hyundai, Kia,
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  Mercedes-Benz and Stalantis. The coalition aims to make long
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  distance travel for EV owners more convenient by installing
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  charges along highways in in urban centers, leveraging the
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  National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure or NEVI funding
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  in the United States and other public and private sources.
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  Now while Tesla Supercharger network has set a very high
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  standard, this joint venture aims to take it one step further
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  by offering a universally compatible network that will
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  serve various EV makes and models.
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  There will be no need to fumble with multiple charging station
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  apps as the network will adopt the developing plugin charge
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  standard. The Federal Highway
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  Administration is attempting to standardize the end game.
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  Here is a better, more unified charging experience for all
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  electric vehicle owners, irrespective of their vehicles
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  make or model. Now, the faster people can plug
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  in, charge and go, the easier it becomes for potential buyers to
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  make the switch from fossil fuels to electric vehicles,
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  helping us move towards a more sustainable future.
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  And the new network plans to be powered entirely by renewable
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  energy, a crucial step towards environmental sustainability.
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  Now the big take away though. As EV adoption grows,
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  standardization will play a key role in influencing consumer
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  choices and behaviors. Tesla opening up its charging
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  standard is a significant step forward, and how disagreement to
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  adopt it marks yet another milestone.
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  And the formation of the Seven Automaker Alliance is another
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  pivotal moment, signaling a growing commitment across the
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  industry to make electric vehicle charging as convenient
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