Tesla won a contract with the state of Texas among a series of victories that will likely pave the way in making the electric vehicle (EV) maker’s charging technology the dominant standard for powering electric vehicles in the United States.
Texas announced on June 20 that it would require EV charging companies to include both Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) and the federally recognized Combined Charging System (CCS) if they choose to participate in a state program to electrify its highways using federal subsidies, reported Reuters in an exclusive.
The Texas Department of Transportation (DOT) said that that it would require fast chargers for EVs to have at least one CCS and one NACS connection port….