Volkswagen is in talks with Tesla to adopt its North American Charging Standard (NACS) technology, while the German automaker's charging network unit Electrify America has already agreed to use the system.
The announcement comes as a slew of automakers and charging equipment makers choose Tesla's charging design on concerns of losing out on customers if they offer only the Combined Charging System (CCS) design, which is backed by automakers like Volkswagen and Hyundai Motor.
Ford, General Motors and ChargePoint are among the companies that have signed up for Tesla's charging design in the past few weeks.
"Volkswagen Group and its brands are currently evaluating the implementation of the Tesla North American Charging Standard for its North American customers," the German automaker said.
Electrify America, Volkswagen's EV charging network unit, has more than more than 850 charging stations with about 4,000 chargers in the U.S. and Canada. Dur…