Toyota will join Tesla's electric vehicle charging network and adopt Tesla connector in future EVs

Owners of Toyota and Lexus electric vehicles in North America will be able to charge on Tesla’s network starting in 2025, and the Japanese automaker also will start using Tesla’s EV connector. In a statement Thursday, Toyota says it will adopt Tesla’s North American Charging Standard plug. Existing Toyota EVs with the Combined Charging System plug will be able to use an adapter to charge at Tesla stations, also starting in 2025. Toyota’s agreement with Tesla gives EV owners access to more than 12,000 Tesla plugs in North America, the statement said. Tesla’s Supercharger network is coveted by other automakers because it has more direct current fast-charging plugs in the U.S. than any other network, and its stations are in prime locations along freeway travel corridors.