Kia electrical automobiles offered in the US will acquire entry to the Tesla Supercharger community on January 15, 2025, the corporate mentioned in an announcement launched right now. The South Korean automaker will comply with within the footsteps of Ford, Rivian and Basic Motors by placing a cope with Tesla to make use of its expansive DC fast-charging community that has over 16,500 stalls within the U.S.
Prospects who took supply of a brand new 2024 or 2025 Kia EV9 or 2024 Kia EV6 from September 6 will get a free adapter that may enable them to make use of the Supercharger community. Deliveries for the complimentary adapter are slated to begin in early 2025.
Nevertheless, individuals who purchased an EV6, EV9 or Niro EV earlier than the aforementioned date should pay for an adapter, though Kia didn’t say how a lot it might price. For reference, the Tesla-made NACS to CCS1 adapter offered by Basic Motors prices $225, whereas third-party adapters are barely inexpensive.
Kia will provide three adapters: one that permits present Kia EVs to fast-charge on Tesla Superchargers, one that permits future Kia EVs geared up from the manufacturing facility with the Tesla plug to cost at CCS1 stalls like these provided by Electrify America and EVgo, and one that permits NACS-equipped Kia EVs to AC-charge on non-Tesla Degree 2 chargers. In different phrases, there shall be NACS to CCS1, CCS1 to NACS and J1772 to NACS adapters out there from Kia beginning subsequent yr.
As a reminder, present Kia electrical automobiles come from the manufacturing facility with the Mixed Charging System 1 (CCS1) plug, whereas Tesla’s Supercharger community makes use of the so-called North American Charging Normal (NACS), apart from the few stalls which are geared up with a built-in adapter referred to as the Magic Dock.
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The refreshed EV6 is slated to change into the primary Kia EV offered within the U.S. with a local NACS charging port. The European-spec 2025 EV6 proven right here has a CCS2 port.
In the event you’re questioning why Kia mentions NACS-equipped EVs, it’s as a result of it should begin making them fairly quickly. As with the not too long ago revealed 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 that comes with a NACS plug, the upcoming Kia EV6 will ditch the CCS1 connector in favor of the extra compact plug designed by Tesla, at the very least in North America. Different fashions, just like the EV9 will comply with go well with.
When Kia EVs acquire entry to the Tesla Supercharger community subsequent yr, prospects will be capable of pay for top-ups utilizing the Kia Entry app however solely after a automobile software program replace has been carried out. There shall be no want for the Tesla app.