(Reuters) - CharIN, the industry body promoting the Combined Charging System (CCS) standard to power electric vehicles, said on Monday Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA)'s charging model is not a standard yet and does not provide an open charging ecosystem for the industry.
U.S. automakers General Motors (NYSE:GM) and Ford said they will adopt Tesla's model of charging cars with their vehicles having North American Charging Standard (NACS) ports, starting 2025.
CharIN said it will convene a task force with the goal of submitting NACS, which was formerly Tesla's propriety, to the standardization process.
It added that an open standardization process will go through a peer review process and interested parties will be able to contribute to development of the standard.
Charging equipment makers Blink Charging, ChargePoint and Tritium said they will offer NACS as a connector option along with CCS in their charger offerings.
Tesla's NACS connector is known to be more compact and lighter than a CCS charger for fast charging, making it easier for motorists to use.
The partnerships between Tesla, Ford and GM will enable the NACS standard to dominate 60% of the U.S. EV market.