Kia joins rising checklist of automakers with Tesla Supercharger entry

Abstract

Kia EVs, together with the EV6, EV9 and Niro, now formally assist charging at Tesla’s Supercharger Community.
An NACS adapter is required for the automobiles to have the ability to cost at a Tesla Supercharger. Kia’s official NACS adapter prices $249. Kia’s 2025 EV5 does not want an adapter because it comes with a local NACS port.
The checklist of automakers that now assist charging up at Tesla’s Supercharger community is rising. 11 automakers, together with Kia, assist it, whereas 9 others are engaged on including assist quickly.

Tesla’s Supercharger network
is, by far, the most well-liked and handy method for folks to cost their

electric vehicles
(EVs). Now, another automaker is becoming a member of the lengthy checklist of manufacturers that now assist fast charging at Tesla websites.

Kia has announced that house owners of its EV6, EV9, and Niro EVs can now cost their automobiles at Tesla’s Supercharger Community within the US.

This implies Kia EV house owners will be capable to cost at over 21,500 new DC quick chargers, double the quantity that they had entry to earlier than, bringing the grand complete of DC quick chargers obtainable to Kia house owners to over 40,000.

“Now, with entry to the Tesla Supercharger community of DC quick chargers, our EV house owners can really feel much more assured of their choice to buy or lease a totally electrical Kia car,” mentioned Seungkyu (Sean) Yoon, President and CEO of Kia North America, in a press release.

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You may want an NACS adapter to cost your Kia at a Tesla web site

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Kia EV house owners have waited a very long time for today to reach. Initially, Kias had been slated to obtain assist for Tesla Superchargers again in January, nevertheless it was delayed “till spring” with no clarification supplied apart from saying a “delay has occurred” (by way of Electrek). Hyundai, Kia’s sister firm, recently gained access to US Tesla Superchargers as nicely.

Most main automakers within the US have begun transitioning their new EVs to NACS, which means that within the not-so-distant future, adapters will not be wanted anymore.

With Kia EVs now formally supported at Superchargers, all house owners might want to begin charging is an NACS adapter. The NACS adapter converts CCS (Mixed Charging System) ports discovered on Kia’s EVs, in addition to these of many different manufacturers, to NACS (North American Charging Customary), which was Tesla’s proprietary charging normal earlier than it opened it up to other automakers in 2022.

Kia prospects who bought a 2024 or 2025 EV6 or EV9 after September 4 are eligible to obtain a free NACS adapter. Nonetheless, different Kia house owners might want to pay $249 for it. The 2025 Kia EV5 is not going to require an adapter, as it’s launching quickly with a local NACS port.

One of many greatest fears folks have when switching from a gasoline car to an electrical one is vary anxiousness, which NACS and Tesla Superchargers look to resolve.

Most main automakers within the US have begun transitioning their new EVs to NACS, which means that within the not-so-distant future, adapters will not be wanted anymore. Ford was the primary main automaker to announce its assist for Tesla Superchargers and the NACS charging normal. Since then, 10 different automakers have come on board to now assist utilizing the Tesla Supercharger Community. The automakers that presently assist it are:

Ford
Rivian
Common Motors (GM)
Volvo
Polestar
Nissan
Hyundai
Lucid
Mercedes-Benz
Genesis
Kia

That checklist will proceed to develop as extra automakers introduce their support for NACS, together with main producers like Honda and Toyota. In complete, 9 manufacturers are actively engaged on including compatibility with Tesla’s North American Supercharging community: BMW, JLR, Honda, Acura, Toyota, Subaru, Volkswagen, Audi, and Porsche.

One of many greatest fears folks have when switching from a gasoline car to an electrical one is vary anxiousness, which NACS and Tesla Superchargers look to resolve. An rising variety of automakers are adopting assist for NACS adapters and incorporating them into their future automobiles, which is a constructive signal and can make charging wherever you’re a lot simpler.