** Shares of U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc TSLA.O
rise 4.4% to $245.30 before the bell
** General Motors GM.N will join Ford F.N in adopting
Tesla's TSLA.O North American charging plug standard
** With this deal, three top electric sellers in the North
American market have now agreed on a standard for charging
hardware
** Both Ford and GM will get access to Tesla's more than
12,000 superchargers across North America starting 2024
** Up to last close, stock up 90.6% this year
(Reporting by Jaspreet Singh in Bengaluru)
((Jaspreet.Singh@thomsonreuters.com; https://twitter.com/i_jass))