DETROIT (NEWSnet/AP) — Owners of Toyota and Lexus electric vehicles in North America will be able to charge on Tesla's network beginning in 2025.

The automaker also will start using Tesla's EV connector.

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, the company said.

BMW, Hyundai and Kia recently made similar announcements for their electric vehicles.

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. Hyundai and Kia say their EVs will come with an NACS port starting in 2024.

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