Mercedes-Benz said that its electric vehicles will be able to access Tesla’s Supercharger network starting in February.

Mercedes-Benz is giving its electric vehicle owners access to Tesla's Supercharger network for public fast charging with approved adapters.

Mercedes-Benz is the latest automaker to adopt NACS now that Tesla’s charging tech has established itself as the standard. Other manufacturers following suit include Ford, Nissan, GM, Honda, Subaru, Volkswagen,

Mercedes drivers in the US can officially plug in at Tesla Superchargers. Authorised dealers will offer NACS to CCS1 adapters until the

But compatibility with Tesla's charging network—which Benz says swells the number of available fast chargers for its customers by 20,000 in the U.S. and Canada combined—depends on more than just a similar plug design.

The German automaker's EVs will be able to access a total of 110,000 public charging points across the US and Canada.

Mercedes just announced when its EVs will actually be compatible. It's the traditional method of operating, similar to what others have been doing: owners will be granted an adapter to convert their existing Combined Charging System (CCS) port to the more efficient NACS protocol.