Hyundai will supply its EV prospects free NACS adapters beginning subsequent yr

Hyundai is offering choose EV consumers a free CCS to NACS (North American Charging Normal) adapter in order that they will cost present fashions at Tesla’s Supercharger stations. That may permit house owners to cost CCS-port Hyundai fashions at Tesla’s 20,000 sturdy Supercharger community, as soon as delivery begins in Q1 2025.

Hyundai is providing the free adapter to house owners of 2024 and earlier Kona Electrical, Ioniq 5, Ioniq 6 and Ioniq hatchback fashions, together with 2025 Ioniq 6, Ioniq 5N, Kona Electrical Genesis EVs. You can get the free adapter by the MyHyundai owner site. The adapters might be provided to anybody who bought a Hyundai EV earlier than January 31, 2025. Sibling model Kia can be providing free NACS adapters to pick out prospects beginning subsequent yr, with a full record of supported fashions set to reach quickly.

The automaker is becoming a member of Ford in providing the perk to its customers, and different producers are more likely to do the identical within the close to future. That is as a result of the US authorities lately announced that NACS is turning into an open business commonplace that is more likely to be broadly utilized in charger networks throughout the continent.

Future fashions will not want the adapter, as Hyundai has joined a number of automakers in altering its charging ports to NACS. That’ll start with the 2025 Ioniq 5, which could have entry to Tesla Superchargers as quickly because it ships, in response to Tesla. Older CCS-based fashions do not presently have entry, however Tesla is more likely to allow that after the adapter ships.

The information is critical as a result of Hyundai recently became second largest vendor of EVs in North America subsequent to Tesla. The corporate presently sells 4 fashions: the Ioniq 5 and Ioniq 5N crossovers, Ioniq 6 sedan and Kona Electrical SUV. Kia, in the meantime, provides the EV6 crossover, EV9 SUV and Niro EV.