Tesla and Nissan agree to NACS compatibility in most recent adoption

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Tesla and Nissan have reached an agreement that will see the Japanese automaker adopt the North American Charging Standard (NACS), giving EV drivers access to Tesla’s expansive Supercharging Network starting next year.

Nissan becomes the car company to most recently adopt the NACS connector, which is used by Tesla at its Supercharging sites across North America.

From Spring 2024 until 2025, drivers of Nissan’s EVs will be able to access 12,000 of Tesla’s Supercharging locations across the U.S and Canada with an adapter that will be supplied.

In 2025, Nissan EVs will be equipped with the NACS connector, with integration directly into the vehicle, eliminating the need for the adapter.

Ford was the first major automaker to adopt the NACS connector in a deal with Tesla earlier this Summer. GM was soon to follow, and various automakers across the EV sector have chosen to do the same as Tesla’s Supercharging Network is the most robust globally.

Jérémie Papin, Chairperson for Nissan Americas, commented on the partnership:

“Adopting the NACS standard underlines Nissan’s commitment to making electric mobility even more accessible as we follow our Ambition 2030 long-term vision of greater electrification. We are happy to provide access to thousands more fast chargers for Nissan EV drivers, adding confidence and convenience when planning long-distance journeys.”

Currently, Nissan uses the Combined Charging System 1 (CCS1) for DC fast-charging. However, the NACS adapter that will be available next year for Nissan EV drivers will expand their available options for gaining range in their vehicles.

The move aligns with Nissan’s Ambition 2030 plan, which targets at least 40 percent of its new U.S. vehicle sales to be fully electric by 2030.

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Abandoned Tesla Roadsters removed from crates and headed to U.S.

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The three Tesla Roadsters that were found abandoned in shipping containers in China have been removed from their crates and are on their way to the U.S., where they will be transported to Gruber Motors for a technical review.

For the past few months, we have been covering the developments regarding the three original Tesla Roadsters that were found in shipping containers.

After being put up for auction in May, they were bid on by numerous people and have reached a peak bid of $2 million for all three units.

However, the auction is now listed as “indefinite,” so bids are still being accepted.

The vehicles were purchased years ago by a now-defunct car company in China, which intended to use them for R&D purposes. The cars have sat in a container for a decade untouched, and Gruber was picked as the company to be held responsible for the auction.

Recently, Gruber issued several updates regarding the fate of the Roadsters, and it has been revealed they were removed from their respective shipping containers and sealed in new sea containers by customs.

New pictures of the Roadsters were taken as the vehicles made their way to the new boxes they would be placed in for transport to the U.S.:

tesla abandoned roadster removed from crate in china

Credit: Gruber Motors

tesla abandoned roadster removed from crate in china

Credit: Gruber Motors

tesla abandoned roadster removed from crate in china

Credit: Gruber Motors

Today, on July 18, Gruber issued a new update regarding the trio of Tesla Roadsters, stating the three vehicles are en route and are expected to arrive in the United States on August 17:

“Here are the latest developments:

Containers are on the Ocean going ship now headed towards the USA.

The estimated arrival date to the Long Beach port is 8/17.

Arrangements have been made with a customs broker to clear them.  They advised that the process shouldn’t take long, maybe 2 days unless customs decides to put a random hold and request a physical inspection.

They advised that they rarely do that, but in the event that an inspection is requested, the process should add about a week or so. We will post updates.”

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Tesla involved in new lawsuit, this time as the plaintiff

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Tesla is involved in a new lawsuit, but this time as the plaintiff against a supercapacitor company, as the automaker claims it infringed on two U.S. patents owned by Maxwell Technologies. The same company Tesla is suing has a lawsuit open against Maxwell, which is a subsidiary of the EV maker.

Tesla’s acquisition of Maxwell Technologies in 2019 was a move the automaker made to move its battery technology forward. Maxwell had done plenty of work developing dry electrode technologies that had caught Tesla’s attention.

In the years since the acquisition, Tesla has made plenty of strides, especially in battery life cycle advancement, electric vehicle range, and even energy storage applications.

Now, Tesla is suing Australian company Cap-XX, which also builds capacitors for electric vehicles, for allegedly infringing on two of Maxwell Technologies’ patents. It is a new legal action that comes in response to a lawsuit that Cap-XX filed against Maxwell in 2019 for the same claims.

The lawsuit shows Tesla is making the move to “protect its intellectual property rights” (via Reuters):

“Maxwell has a history of innovation that has resulted in its own patents, now assigned to Tesla, and thus Tesla brings this suit against Cap-XX to protect its intellectual property rights.”

The lawsuit was filed in the Eastern District of Texas, but the 2019 lawsuit that Cap-XX filed against Maxwell was brought about in Delaware.

That case is still ongoing.

Tesla has not been frightened by the idea of bringing lawsuits forward against companies that they believe infringe on their property or even their employees.

The automaker filed a lawsuit against Rivian in July 2020, accusing the EV maker of poaching employees and thieving trade secrets in an “alarming pattern” of behaviors.

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