Honda and its luxury brand Acura have decided to use Tesla's North American Charging Standard (NACS) charging technology in North America. America Honda Motor Co. In an interview with Motor1.com, President and CEO Noriya Kaihara confirmed that the company will join the NACS coalition: “This is pretty important. We need to use NACS. This is obvious.”
What are the first Honda and Acura all-electric models? zamIt's still unclear when it will have NACS charging ports (other manufacturers are targeting 2025), but the Japanese company has announced that the first all-electric Honda and Acura models will be released by General It states that it is based on Motors' Ultium platform and will be manufactured at General Motors facilities.
“Perhaps in 2025 or 2026,” Kaihara notes. “Speaking for ZDX, we are clearly committed to General Motors. So [talking about the transition to NACS]”
GM will also switch from CCS2025 to NACS from 1, so there's a good chance Honda/Acura will be using NACS technology in 2025 or 2026. But initially, the first all-electric models – such as the Honda Prologue and the recent zamThey will be equipped with the newly introduced Acura ZDX – Combined Charging System (CCS1).
Honda is also working on its own platform for use in its future all-electric models, which will come after the first two Ultium-based BEVs. In terms of North America, we can assume that these BEVs will support NACS from the outset.
Meanwhile, Honda, together with BMW Group, General Motors, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes-Benz and Stellantis, will create a new joint fast charging network in North America, focusing on making it safe, reliable and accessible.
