A brace of luxury brands are slated to get Tesla Supercharger access soon.
Tesla recently updated the NACS page on its website to show BMW, Genesis, Lucid, and JLR (which includes Jaguar and Land Rover) on the “coming soon” list of automakers supporting the automaker. Tesla's Superchargers. The exact time is not listed, however.
After Ford kicked things off in 2023, most of the major EV brands announced plans to accept the NACS standard. SAE also finalized NACS as a de facto standard later in the year, an effort supported by the Biden administration, to ensure that more NACS connectors will be installed outside of the Supercharger network, putting American on the path to one level of fast charging. electric vehicles.
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Ford, General Motors, Nissan, Polestar, Rivian, and Volvo have already released Supercharger access and are preparing adapters that allow existing EVs with CCS ports to connect to the stations. Supercharger.
The 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 has been confirmed as the first EV from a major non-Tesla manufacturer to be produced. configured with a NACS portand Hyundai, Genesis' parent brand, said they will ship free adapters for their existing EVs later this quarter. Another Hyundai brand, Kia, said late last year that it would open Supercharger access on January 15, but would only provide free adapters to customers who purchased certain models in late 2024.
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Mercedes-Benz also confirmed at the beginning of the month that they will introduce it Supercharger access in February. Unlike many other models, this will require a visit to the dealer to install updated software (as opposed to an over-the-air update), in addition to the adapter.
Although not shown on Tesla's website yet, Volkswagen is reportedly planning to roll out Supercharger access to its EV customers. in June or Julyand late date due to waiting for adapters.