General Motors will join Ford as one of two automobile manufacturers that will gain access to Tesla’s electric vehicle charging network—a partnership GM CEO Mary Barra said would “double access” to chargers that GM has so far made available to its vehicles.
GM and Ford will be a part of Tesla's growing network of superchargers. (Photo by Smith ... [+]
GM electric vehicle drivers will gain access to 12,000 Tesla Supercharger ports starting early next year.
The automobile manufacturer will also begin integrating the Tesla-developed North American Charging Standard in new electric vehicles by 2025.
The partnership marks another addition to Tesla’s new source of charging revenue—as Tesla’s services division, which includes charger fee revenue from its own customers, brought in $1.8 billion in the first three months of last year.
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