VOA科学技术2023 美国大型汽车厂商将采用特斯拉充电接口

Big American Carmakers to Use Tesla’s Electrical Connectors

美国大型汽车厂商将采用特斯拉充电接口

Electric vehicles made by General Motors (GM) will be able to use much of Tesla's charging network in the United States beginning early next year.

通用汽车制造的电动汽车从明年年初开始，将能够使用特斯拉在美国的大部分充电网络。

GM will also begin using Tesla's connector, the device that connects an electric vehicle to a charging station.

通用汽车还将开始使用特斯拉的充电接口，该接口用于将电动车辆连接到充电站。

GM joins Ford¹ in changing its electric vehicles (EVs) to work with about 12,000 of Tesla's 17,000 chargers. The two big American automakers are pushing to make Tesla's connector the most widely used in the industry.

通用加入福特的行列，对其电动汽车进行变更，使其适配特斯拉1.7万个充电站中的1.2万个。这两家美国汽车大厂正在推动让特斯拉的充电接口成为行业内最广泛使用的标准。

GM CEO Mary Barra and Tesla's CEO, Elon Musk², made the announcement recently during a Twitter Spaces discussion.

通用汽车首席执行官玛丽·芭拉和特斯拉首席执行官埃隆·马斯克最近在一次Twitter Space讨论中宣布了这一消息。

In May, Ford CEO Jim Farley joined Musk to announce that Ford's electric vehicles would be able to use much of Tesla's charging network. Tesla's system of electric charging stations is the largest in the nation. Farley said Ford would switch to Tesla's connector instead of going with the connector used by the rest of the industry.

今年5月，福特首席执行官吉姆·法利联手马斯克，宣布福特的电动汽车将能够使用特斯拉的充电网络。 特斯拉的充电站体系是美国规模最大的。 法利说，福特将切换到特斯拉的充电接口，而不是使用该行业其他公司使用的接口。

At first, GM and Ford EV owners will need an additional device, an adaptor, to be able use the Tesla stations, which have their own connector. But GM and Ford will switch to Tesla's North American Charging Standard connector starting with new EVs produced in 2025.

最初，通用和福特的电动汽车车主需要一个额外的适配器才能使用特斯拉充电站，特斯拉充电站采用自己的接口。但是，通用和福特将从2025年生产的新电动汽车开始，切换到特斯拉的北美充电标准接口。

Tesla has about 17,000 Supercharger stations in the U.S. The U.S. Department of Energy says there are about 54,000 public charging stations in the U.S. But many of the public stations charge much more slowly than the Tesla stations.

特斯拉在美国大约有1.7万家超充站。美国能源部表示，美国大约有5.4万个公共充电站。但是许多公共充电站比特斯拉充电站的充电速度要慢得多。

"Like Ford, we see this as an opportunity to expand access to charging," Barra said, adding that GM hopes the rest of the industry will move to the Tesla charging connector. Tesla's connector is different from the CCS connector used on most other electric vehicles.

芭拉表示，“像福特一样，我们认为这是扩大充电站访问权限的机会，”她还表示，通用汽车希望该行业的其他公司能够转向特斯拉的充电接口。特斯拉的充电接口不同于大多数其它电动汽车使用的CSS标准接口。

Musk said that GM and Tesla vehicles would have an even playing field at the charging stations.

马斯克表示，通用汽车和特斯拉汽车在充电站处于同一起跑线。

"We will provide support equally to both," he said. "The most important thing is we advance the electric vehicle revolution."

他表示：“我们将为两者提供同等的支持，最重要的是我们推动了电动汽车革命。”

Financial details of the agreement between the two companies were not released, but GM spokesman³ Darryll Harrison said GM is not paying Tesla.

两家公司之间协议的财务细节尚未发布，但是通用汽车发言人达里尔·哈里森表示，通用汽车不用给特斯拉掏钱。

"There are other opportunities both companies can take advantage of as a result of the agreement," Harrison said.

哈里森表示，“由于这项协议，两家公司都可以充分利用其它机会。”

Details of the deal are still being worked out. GM EV owners may have to pay a monthly payment to use Tesla's charging network, or they could pay for each use. Current GM owners probably will need to buy the adapter, Harrison said.

协议细节仍在制定当中。通用电动汽车车主可能必须每个月支付费用才能使用特斯拉的充电网站，或者他们可以按此付费。哈里森表示，现任通用车主可能需要购买适配器。

Tesla's charging network is a huge competitive⁴ advantage for the company based in Austin, Texas. Tesla sells more EVs than any other company in the U.S.

特斯拉的充电网络对于这家总部位于德州奥斯汀市的公司来说是一个巨大的竞争优势。特斯拉电动汽车在美国的销量最好。

Chargers often are near major roads making it easier to go on long trips, where most fast-charging plugs are needed.

充电站通常邻近主干道，使长途出行变得更加容易，这种场景最需要快充。

But permitting EVs from GM and Ford to use Tesla stations will make it easier for their owners to charge while traveling. The deal also could affect some Tesla owners who already are competing for space at some of the busier Supercharger stations that are mostly in California.

但是允许通用和福特的电动汽车使用特斯拉充电站，将使他们的车主在出行时更方便充电。该协议还可能影响到一些特斯拉车主，他们原本在加州一些繁忙的充电站已经要抢着充电。

Barra said joining Tesla's network would almost double the number of chargers available to GM electric vehicle owners.

芭拉表示，加入特斯拉充电网络几乎将通用电动车主可使用的充电站数量翻了一倍。

Mike Austin, an electric vehicles expert for Guidehouse Insights⁵, said GM joining the Tesla network is a step toward making Tesla's connector the most widely used in the industry.

调研机构Guidehouse Insights的电动汽车专家麦克·奥斯汀表示，通用加入特斯拉网络是使特斯拉充电接口成为行业中最广泛使用标准的一步。

"It seems like there's a lot of momentum⁶ going the way of the North American Charging Standard, for sure," he said.

他说：“看来有很大势头要遵循（特斯拉的）北美充电标准，这是肯定的。”

1 Ford   

n.浅滩，水浅可涉处；v.涉水，涉过

参考例句：

• They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。
• If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。

2 musk   

n.麝香, 能发出麝香的各种各样的植物，香猫

参考例句：

• Musk is used for perfume and stimulant.麝香可以用作香料和兴奋剂。
• She scented her clothes with musk.她用麝香使衣服充满了香味。

3 spokesman   

n.发言人，代言人

参考例句：

• The government spokesman gave a quick briefing to the reporters.政府发言人向记者们作了情况简介。
• They drew lots to decide who should be their spokesman.他们抽签决定谁是他们的发言人。

4 competitive   

adj.竞争的，比赛的，好竞争的，有竞争力的

参考例句：

• Some kinds of business are competitive.有些商业是要竞争的。
• These businessmen are both competitive and honourable.这些商人既有竞争性又很诚实。

5 insights   

洞察力( insight的名词复数 )； 洞悉； 领悟； 顿悟

参考例句：

• This is a book full of profound, original and challenging insights. 这本书充满了深刻、新颖、令人深思的见解。
• Because his judgement was prudent, his insights were central to any consultation. 因为他考虑问题很慎重，所以他的意见在每次磋商时都最受重视。

6 momentum   

n.动力，冲力，势头；动量

参考例句：

• We exploit the energy and momentum conservation laws in this way.我们就是这样利用能量和动量守恒定律的。
• The law of momentum conservation could supplant Newton's third law.动量守恒定律可以取代牛顿第三定律。