Tesla has surprisingly launched in the U.S. and Canada a new charging product - the Tesla J1772 Gen 2 Wall Connector - a home/work/destination AC Level 2 charging unit with the SAE J1772 plug. That's ...

The North American market appears to be at the beginning of a major transition related to electric vehicle charging - from the Combined Charging System (CCS1) to Tesla's North American Charging ...

As those who purchased Betamax when everyone else was choosing VHS will tell you, being at the cutting edge of technology is sometimes very, very expensive. The latest victims of “early-adopter ...

Tesla today declared it was opening up the Tesla charging connector for use by anybody, and renaming it the “North American Charging Standard” (NACS.) They invite all makers of charging stations and ...

Tesla has added a new 240 V AC charger to its offerings, but surprisingly it can't charge a Tesla unless you use an adapter. Instead, and as the name suggests, the J1772 Wall Connector uses the ...

Ford Motor company has announced that starting next year, Fords will get access to Tesla’s Supercharger network via an adapter sent to all owners, and later, new Fords will be made with the Tesla ...

Electric vehicles are now commonplace on our roads, and charging infrastructure is being built out across the world to serve them. It’s the electric equivalent of the gas station, and soon enough, ...

Editor's note: This article has been edited to reflect updated information on the Nissan Leaf. One advantage of electric cars comes from the huge available infrastructure: We have electric plugs just ...

The electric and plug-in hybrid car industry is learning the lesson of the mobile phone makers. Instead of allowing a plethora of incompatible charging plugs to sprout up, the Society of Automotive ...

Today, Tesla is launching a new home charger that comes with a J1772 plug, which works with all electric cars in North America – not just Tesla vehicles. As of late, Tesla appears to be making a lot ...