SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Texas on Wednesday approved its plan to mandate Tesla’s technology for electric vehicle charging stations to be eligible for federal funds despite pushback from some companies that called for more time to re-engineer and test the connectors.
Texas’ decision – closely watched by the industry and several other states that are working on deploying funds meant to electrify U.S. highways – is a step forward for Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s plans to make its technology the U.S. charging standard.
(Reporting by Abhirup Roy in San Francisco)
