In pursuit of accelerating the world’s transition to sustainable energy, Tesla is opening its EV connector design to the world. It has invited charging network operators and vehicle manufacturers to put the Tesla charging connector and charge port, now called the North American Charging Standard (NACS), on their equipment and vehicles. Photo: Grand Canyon NPSA leading global group that advocates for a standard electric vehicle charging connector and port pushed back Nov. 29 against Tesla plans to establish a North American charging standard, saying it doesn’t go far enough in spanning the commonly established equipment used by most major electric vehicle manufacturers. Worldwide, there are 61,000 DC fast chargers using the CCS connector, compared to 40,000 Tesla Super chargers according to data published by CharIN and Tesla. CCS and MCS are considered the global standards for charging vehicles of all kinds.