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Kentucky is requiring that electric vehicle charging companies include Tesla's plug if they want to be part of a state program to electrify highways using federal dollars, according to documents reviewed by Reuters.

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[–] Mdidi@lemm.ee 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

It's surprising how fast the dominos are falling ever since GM announced they will use NACS. Were these state decisions already being made recently and just happened to be announced around this time? I just find it hard to believe that state government institutions were able to meet and decide on this so quickly otherwise.

[–] Eufalconimorph@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Tesla has been working with the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) to make their plug an actual standard. That was approved, and so manufacturers and governments are now announcing their own plans to use it. They were already making those plans, but wouldn't announce before the SAE indicated they'd approve it.

[–] Mdidi@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ah okay. That makes more sense. And the SAE approval happened recently?

[–] Mereo@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

Adoption of a standard is really a political game. Once the big players started to use NACS, then the states had no choice but follow the trend.