EVWire brief: All Mazda EVs in Japan starting from 2027 will be using the North American Charging Standard, per the agreement reached with Tesla.
Mazda writes: “Mazda adopted NACS to provide customers with greater convenience by a broader range of charging options. This will provide Mazda BEV customers with access to Tesla Superchargers across Japan. Mazda BEVs will be compatible with other charging standards besides NACS with the use of adapters.”
Mazda is actually the second automaker to announce adopting NACS in Japan — late last year, Sony Honda Mobility announced joining the movement in Japan. Of course Sony-Honda just don't have that many EVs out there... yet.
For important context, in Japan, around 90% of all 150kW+ chargers are Tesla Superchargers.
Tesla’s Director @ Supercharging, Max de Zegher, also commented Mazda’s announcement on X:
“NACS becoming the standard in Japan (and South Korea) seems like only a matter of time now. It’s also great to see other fast-charging networks starting to install NACS in Japan. Tesla is accelerating the transition to NACS, for the industry to get clarity faster. Vehicle manufacturers also don’t want to build market-specific variants— like CHAdeMO just for Japan or CCS1 just for South Korea.
Source: Mazda press release
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