Kia is becoming a member of Jaguar, Honda, Fisker, Ford, GM, Volvo, Polestar, Nissan and Rivian in adopting Tesla’s North American Charging Commonplace (NACS) for its electrical autos.
The South Korean automaker introduced that its electrical automobile prospects may have entry to 12,000 Tesla Superchargers throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Ranging from This autumn 2024, Kia plans to construct the NACS port into new electrical autos bought within the U.S., Canada and Mexico to allow EV homeowners to make use of a considerably larger variety of high-speed chargers than presently accessible to them.
Additional, the corporate expects to make accessible CCS1-to-NACS (Mixed Charging System) adapters to allow practically all Kia EVs to cost on Tesla’s community. Adapters are anticipated to be made accessible via Kia sellers beginning in Q1 2025.
“As a frontrunner in electrified mobility, Kia gives a rising variety of world-class EVs with high-speed DC charging capabilities that can now be supported by the NACS charging community,” mentioned Seungkyu (Sean) Yoon, president & CEO, Kia North America and Kia America. “Having this type of sprawling entry to chargers will little doubt enhance buyer satisfaction, elevate the EV possession expertise, and allow drivers to achieve extra locations throughout the continent on electrical energy.”
Kia EV homeowners may have entry and autopay comfort utilizing Tesla’s Supercharger community through the Kia Join app as soon as a software program improve is accomplished. Kia EV homeowners will be capable to search, find and navigate to accessible Tesla Superchargers via their EV infotainment display and on their good telephone units, together with charger availability, standing and pricing.
Oct 5, 2023