Hyundai is giving away free Tesla NACS adapters to its EV customers
Hyundai said on Monday that it would send customers who have bought or leased an EV before January 31 a free charging adapter that would let them access Tesla’s supercharging network.
The adapter will enable CCS-port-equipped Hyundai EVs to access more than 20,000 Tesla Superchargers in the United States, Hyundai said. The free adapters will be available to eligible owners of the model-year 2024 and earlier Kona Electric, Ioniq hatchback, Ioniq 5, and Ioniq 6 vehicles. Hyundai said that model-year 2025 Ioniq 6, Ioniq 5 N, and Kona Electric vehicles are also eligible.
Customers will have to request the free NACs adapter through the online MyHyundai owner portal.
Support for Tesla’s charging connector and port — called the North American Charging Standard — has accelerated since Ford and GM announced plans in 2023 to integrate the technology into their next generation EVs and sell adapters for current EV owners. Until then, every EV, with the exception of Tesla, used Combined Charging System (CCS) connectors.
Virtually every other automaker has followed, making their own partnerships with Tesla to offer customers a NACs adapter. Some, including Lucid, are planning to integrate the charging port into future EVs.