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Tesla has had a very good month, at least when it comes to its EV charging standard. Washington state wants to require electric car charging companies to use Tesla\u2019s North American Charging Standard (NACS) in order to be part of the state\u2019s program to support electric vehicles, according to Reuters<\/em><\/a>. The state\u2019s proposed mandate would put Tesla\u2019s technology in state- and- federally-funded charging sites in the future, though Washington hasn\u2019t decided quite how that will look. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n At the moment, the federal government requires at least four Combined Charging System (CCS) chargers at taxpayer-funded charging sites, and Tonia Buell, the alternative fuels program manager at Washington state\u2019s Department of Transportation (DOT), told Reuters<\/em> the state may require that at least two, or maybe all four, of the chargers also support NACS. CCS is the standard currently preferred by the federal government for cross-platform use.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n It\u2019s been a good week for Tesla\u2019s NACS standard \u2014 Texas made a similar announcement<\/a> on Tuesday, saying it would also start requiring electric vehicle charging companies to use the standard in order to receive federal dollars. The state\u2019s DOT told Reuters<\/em> via email that \u201cthe decision by Ford, GM, and now Rivian to adopt NACS changed requirements for Phase 1\u201d of Texas\u2019 rollout of a federally-funded electrification program.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Also on Tuesday, electric automaker and Tesla competitor Rivian announced its intention <\/a>to adopt NACS for its future vehicles, which would give those cars access to the already-robust network of Tesla Supercharger stations throughout the country. Hyundai is also considering the standard<\/a>, though it said it depends on customer interest, as Tesla\u2019s chargers don\u2019t charge at the higher rate supported by its own EV platform. Electric charging company BTC Power, which supplies DC and AC vehicle chargers to convenience stores and fleet operations, also announced<\/a> its intention to support NACS. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n