The move comes after Kentucky already instituted the requirement and Washington State might not be far behind
must include Tesla-style NACS connectors. That’s a new official rule in the Lone Star state and it’s going into effect despite opposition on the move. It makes Texas the second state in the union to officially require the NACS plug on all state-backed chargers. It might not be the last.. Five different EV charging manufacturers have complained that it’ll slow them down and could create issues with the rollout of infrastructure. The pushback delayed the vote on this measure twice.
“The two-connector approach being proposed will help assure coverage of a minimum of 97% of the current, over 168,000 electric vehicles with fast charge ports in the state,” Humberto Gonzalez, a director at the Texas Department of Transportation said according to
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