DETROIT/AUSTIN, Texas – Automaker Stellantis mentioned on Tuesday that it continues to guage Tesla’s charging normal after Ford Motor Co and Basic Motors mentioned they have been adopting it.

“Right now, we proceed to guage the NACS normal and stay up for discussing extra sooner or later,” Stellantis mentioned in a press release to Reuters, referring to Tesla’s charging design, the North American Charging Commonplace (NACS).

“Our focus is to offer the client one of the best charging expertise potential. Our Free2Move Cost model will provide seamless, easy options whether or not at residence or on-the-go by means of partnerships with charging suppliers,” it mentioned.

GM mentioned final week it will be part of Ford in adopting Tesla’s beforehand proprietary North American Charging Commonplace (NACS), set to dominate about 60 p.c of the U.S. EV market with the partnerships.

A flurry of EV charging tools makers subsequently mentioned they’d provide chargers with Tesla’s connector, including momentum to the NACS in a charging normal warfare.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk mentioned throughout a convention in Austin, Texas, on Tuesday that opening up its unique charging networks “could be really aggressive drawback,” however doing so would “assist the remainder of the trade.”

“I feel it is morally proper, however (whether or not) it is financially sensible stays to be seen,” he mentioned.

Within the meantime, he mentioned Tesla doesn’t anticipate to supply its Semi electrical vans in massive quantity till someday subsequent yr, due to the necessity to guarantee a ample battery provide for the mannequin, which makes use of bigger batteries than a passenger automotive.

In December, Musk delivered the long-delayed Semi to PepsiCo with out providing up to date forecasts for the truck’s pricing, manufacturing plans or how a lot cargo it may haul. Musk beforehand mentioned Tesla would purpose to supply 50,000 of the vans in 2024.