You Can Now Get Free Tesla Supercharging Adapters from Hyundai

By Imran Last updated Dec 28, 2024

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Nearly each automaker within the US has determined to place the Tesla Supercharger port (or NACS — North American Charging Customary — port) on its EVs sooner or later, as an alternative of CCS quick charging ports. The problem, within the meantime, is getting adapters for current EVs to permit them to make use of Tesla Superchargers. That’s essential since Superchargers are extra dependable and really properly unfold out throughout the US and Canada for long-distance or regional journey.

Among the many corporations now providing Tesla Supercharging adapters, some are offering the adapters freed from cost and others are charging their clients for them. Hyundai has gone what I feel is the smarter route, because it brings a number of goodwill and a model increase. It’s now providing NACS adapters freed from cost.

That is along with the truth that 2025 Hyundai IONIQ 5s at the moment are being delivered with the NACS port included. And Hyundai will present adapters for these EVs as nicely — CCS adapters. Curiously, for now, the 2025 Hyundai IONIQ 5 will cost quicker with the CCS adapter than with the native Supercharger port! It’ll cost from 10–80% in simply 20 minutes with the CCS adapter and can cost from 10–80% in half-hour through the native port at a Supercharger. That’s as a result of Tesla Superchargers can’t but take advantage of use of the 800-volt E-GMP platform the IONIQ 5 comes with. Equally, the IONIQ 9 popping out later in 2025 will be capable of cost from 10–80% in 24 minutes at a CCS charging station and can be capable of cost from 10–80% in 38 minutes at a Tesla Supercharger.

Anyway, again to the state of affairs for present Hyundai EVs, listed below are extra particulars from Hyundai on the complementary Supercharger adapters for Hyundai EVs that don’t have the native NACS port: “Beginning within the first quarter of 2025, present and new Hyundai EV house owners who’ve bought or leased their car on or earlier than January 31, 2025 will be capable of request a free NACS adapter (delivery included) by way of the MyHyundai proprietor portal. This Hyundai-authorized adapter will give CCS-port-equipped Hyundai EV drivers entry to greater than 20,000 Tesla Superchargers[ii] in the US. Free adapters will likely be accessible to eligible house owners of the next fashions:

Hyundai is saying that it’s doing this to speed up the EV revolution. Who is aware of if that’s really true or it’s the extra probably case that Hyundai desires good press? Both manner, although, it does assist EV adoption and supplies a greater EV expertise to Hyundai EV house owners, which ought to assist the corporate promote extra EVs/vehicles.

“To speed up EV adoption, we began by listening to our present house owners,” mentioned Olabisi Boyle, senior vp, product planning and mobility technique, Hyundai Motor North America. “These adapters will make DC fast-charging extra handy for present house owners. Plus, the NACS port on new fashions just like the upcoming IONIQ 9, together with enhancements to our digital charging ecosystem, will additional improve the client expertise for future EV drivers. Our aim is to make the transition to electrical seamless.”

If Hyundai had made these choices years in the past, and earlier than Ford did, it could be simpler to consider all of that. Nevertheless, we don’t actually need to consider it. We are able to simply be proud of the choice and stay up for Hyundai EV house owners having fun with the EV life extra and having extra choices for handy, dependable quick charging.

Extra particulars will likely be supplied in coming days. To be particular, that is what Hyundai writes about that: “Particulars, directions, and phrases and situations associated to the method for house owners to say their complimentary adapter together with pricing for adapter items will likely be launched in 2025 through HyundaiNews.com and extra customer-facing communication channels.”

Oh, and there’s yet one more excellent news merchandise! Genesis, Hyundai’s extra luxurious and lower-volume model, can even get entry to the Tesla Supercharging community. Particulars relating to that will likely be supplied in early 2025 as nicely.