Mercedes has finally converted the charging of electric cars to the Tesla standard

Starting in February 2025, American owners of electric vehicles will have the opportunity to use terminals with NACS standard ports. Previously purchased EQ-line Mercedes-Benzes will require you to purchase an adapter for $185 and visit the dealer to reflash the firmware, while new electric vehicles for the US market will immediately come with Tesla-compatible ports.

There are about 20 thousand Tesla Supercharger charging stations in the United States, so a Mercedes-Benz upgrade will make life much easier for current and future electric car owners. A similar update is promised for Canadian users during 2025. Interestingly, Mercedes-Benz customers will have to pay out of pocket for the CCS-NACS adapter, although Ford and Hyundai provided adapters for free.

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Another pitfall is the need to visit dealerships to install free firmware. For some reason, it will not be possible to update the software over the air. After a software update, Mercedes-Benz electric vehicles will begin to see Tesla Supercharger stations using standard navigation. Audi, BMW, Fisker, Ford, Genesis, GM, Honda, Lucid, Mazda, Porsche, Stellantis, Volkswagen and Volvo currently use or are about to use NACS ports.

Mercedes-Benz has decided to change the charging connectors for electric vehicles in North America amid a collapse in sales. In 2024, demand for EQB decreased by 36%, EQE lost 39% of customers, and EQS registrations fell by 52%. In annual terms, things are worse only in the niche AMG SL family (-56%).

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