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SAE International Announces Standard for NACS Connector, Charging PKI and Infrastructure Reliability

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Tuesday, June 27, 2023

WARRENDALE, Pa., June 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- SAE International today announced it will standardize the Tesla-developed North American Charging Standard (NACS) connector. This will ensure that any supplier or manufacturer will be able to use, manufacture, or deploy the NACS connector on electric vehicles (EVs) and at charging stations across North America. Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Rivian, and a number of EV charging companies recently announced plans to adopt the NACS connector through adaptors or future product offerings.

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  • Key Initiatives Contribute to Interoperable, Secure and Reliable EV Charging
    WARRENDALE, Pa., June 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- SAE International today announced it will standardize the Tesla-developed North American Charging Standard (NACS) connector.
  • Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Rivian, and a number of EV charging companies recently announced plans to adopt the NACS connector through adaptors or future product offerings.
  • The new SAE NACS connector standard will be developed on an expedited timeframe and is one of several key initiatives to strengthen the North American EV charging infrastructure.
  • In close cooperation with National Labs, SAE also is contributing to reliability design for the national ChargeX consortium.

Alliance for Transportation Electrification (ATE) announces three new Board Members

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Tuesday, July 12, 2022

"As our nation looks to accelerate construction of needed charging infrastructure, this is no longer a chicken and egg situation.

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  • "As our nation looks to accelerate construction of needed charging infrastructure, this is no longer a chicken and egg situation.
  • Utilities, electric vehicle service providers and related IT vendors need to collaborate quickly to meet our nation's infrastructure gaps."
  • It is co-chaired by Katherine Stainken of the Electrification Coalition and Joel Levin of Plug-in America, both affiliated organizations of ATE.
  • The Alliance for Transportation Electrification (ATE), a 501c.6 non-profit organization, is a broad coalition of organizations that advocate for an acceleration of transportation electrification in all states and provinces.