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 supply Tesla’s North American Charging Commonplace connectors throughout the U.S. and Canada by 2025. Electrify America will proceed to supply the principle competing commonplace, often called Mixed Charging System, in keeping with an announcement Thursday.

The choice is critical 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 commonplace. Different charging networks which have additionally adopted NACS embody ChargePoint Holdings Inc., Blink Charging Co., EVgo and Wallbox NV. Volkswagen stated in an announcement Thursday that it’s “presently evaluating the implementation” of Tesla’s know-how.