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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.
从明年年初开始，通用汽车公司生产的电动汽车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.
通用汽车公司还将开始使用特斯拉的连接器，即一种连接电动汽车和充电站的设备。
GM joins Ford in changing its electric vehicles (EVs) to work with about 12,000 of Tesla's 17,000 chargers.
通用汽车公司和福特汽车公司一样将其电动汽车转向使用特斯拉1.7万个充电器中的约1.2万个。
The two big American automakers are pushing to make Tesla's connector the most widely used in the industry.
这两大美国汽车制造商正在努力使特斯拉的连接器成为该行业使用最广泛的连接器。
GM CEO Mary Barra and Tesla's CEO, Elon Musk, made the announcement recently during a Twitter Spaces discussion.
通用汽车公司首席执行官玛丽·芭拉和特斯拉首席执行官埃隆·马斯克最近在推特空间的一次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.
今年5月，福特汽车公司首席执行官吉姆·法利和马斯克一起宣布福特的电动汽车将能够使用特斯拉的大部分充电网络。
Tesla's system of electric charging stations is the largest in the nation.
特斯拉的充电站系统是美国最大的充电网络。
Farley said Ford would switch to Tesla's connector instead of going with the connector used by the rest of the industry.
法利表示，福特将改用特斯拉的连接器，而不是业内其他公司使用的连接器。
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.
起初，通用和福特的电动汽车车主将需要一个额外的设备，一个适配器，才能使用特斯拉的充电站，这些充电站有自己的连接器。
But GM and Ford will switch to Tesla's North American Charging Standard connector starting with new EVs produced in 2025.
但通用汽车公司和福特汽车公司将从2025年生产的新电动汽车开始改用特斯拉的北美充电标准连接器。
Tesla has about 17,000 Supercharger stations in the U.S.
特斯拉在美国拥有约1.7万个超级充电站。
The U.S. Department of Energy says there are about 54,000 public charging stations in the U.S.
美国能源部表示，美国大约有5.4万个公共充电站。
But many of the public stations charge much more slowly than the Tesla stations.
但许多公共充电站的充电速度比特斯拉充电站慢得多。
"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.
芭拉说：“和福特汽车公司一样，我们认为这是一个扩大充电渠道的机会。”她补充说，通用汽车公司希望其他汽车制造商能够改用特斯拉的充电连接器。
Tesla's connector is different from the CCS connector used on most other electric vehicles.
特斯拉的连接器不同于大多数其他电动汽车使用的CCS连接器。
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将在充电站有一个公平的竞争环境。
"We will provide support equally to both," he said.
他说：“我们将会向双方提供同等支持。”
"The most important thing is we advance the electric vehicle revolution."
“最重要的是，我们要推进电动汽车革命。”
Financial details of the agreement between the two companies were not released, but GM spokesman Darryll Harrison said GM is not paying Tesla.
两家公司签署的协议的财务细节没有公布，但通用汽车公司发言人达里尔·哈里森表示，通用汽车不会向特斯拉付款。
"There are other opportunities both companies can take advantage of as a result of the agreement," Harrison said.
哈里森说：“两家公司还可以利用该协议带来的其他机会”。
Details of the deal are still being worked out.
这笔交易的细节仍在制定中。
GM EV owners may have to pay a monthly payment to use Tesla's charging network, or they could pay for each use.
通用汽车的电动汽车车主可能必须按月付费才能使用特斯拉的充电网络，或者他们也可以按次付费。
Current GM owners probably will need to buy the adapter, Harrison said.
哈里森说，目前的通用汽车车主可能需要购买适配器。
Tesla's charging network is a huge competitive advantage for the company based in Austin, Texas.
特斯拉的充电网络对这家总部位于得克萨斯州奥斯汀的公司来说是一个巨大的竞争优势。
Tesla sells more EVs than any other company in the U.S.
特斯拉在美国销售的电动汽车比其他任何公司都多。
Chargers often are near major roads making it easier to go on long trips, where most fast-charging plugs are needed.
充电站通常位于主要道路附近，这使得长途旅行变得更容易，因为长途旅行大多需要快速充电插头。
But permitting EVs from GM and Ford to use Tesla stations will make it easier for their owners to charge while traveling.
但允许通用和福特的电动汽车使用特斯拉充电站将会使车主更容易在旅行时充电。
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.
这笔交易还可能会影响一些特斯拉车主，他们已经在一些更繁忙的超级充电站争夺位置，这些充电站大多位于加利福尼亚州。
Barra said joining Tesla's network would almost double the number of chargers available to GM electric vehicle owners.
芭拉表示，加入特斯拉的网络将会使通用电动汽车车主可以使用的充电站数量几乎翻一番。
Mike Austin, an electric vehicles expert for Guidehouse Insights, said GM joining the Tesla network is a step toward making Tesla's connector the most widely used in the industry.
Guidehouse Insights的电动汽车专家迈克·奥斯汀表示，通用汽车加入特斯拉网络是朝着使特斯拉的连接器成为行业中使用最广泛的连接器而迈出的一步。
"It seems like there's a lot of momentum going the way of the North American Charging Standard, for sure," he said.
他说：“可以肯定的是，（特斯拉连接器）发展成为北美充电标准的势头似乎很大。”
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