Electrify America plans so as to add Tesla Inc.’s connectors to its giant community of electric-vehicle charging stations throughout North America because the trade coalesces across the automaker’s plug design.

The charging firm majority-owned by Volkswagen Group stated it should provide Tesla’s North American Charging Customary connectors throughout the U.S. and Canada by 2025. Electrify America will proceed to supply the principle competing normal, often known as Mixed Charging System, in keeping with a press release Thursday.

The choice is important as a result of Electrify America is the closest competitor to Tesla’s Supercharger community. The corporate began by Volkswagen as a part of the German automaker’s penance for its diesel-emissions scandal operated 3,473 ultra-fast connectors within the U.S. final yr, second to Tesla’s 13,878, in keeping with BloombergNEF. EVgo Inc. was a distant third with simply 926 connectors.

Electrify America turns into the most recent giant EV participant to undertake the Tesla charging normal. Different charging networks which have additionally adopted NACS embrace ChargePoint Holdings Inc., Blink Charging Co., EVgo and Wallbox NV. Volkswagen stated in a press release Thursday that it’s “presently evaluating the implementation” of Tesla’s expertise.