- A free NACS adapter will allow the Supercharger to access CCS EVs
- Details are coming in early 2025; Genesis also participated
- 2025 Ioniq 5 has a NACS port, requires a reverse adapter and a CCS connector for a large amount
Hyundai on Monday provided more information about when it will begin offering adapters ready to charge its EVs at Tesla Superchargers—and which Hyundai EVs qualify for the free adapter.
Drivers will be able to request a custom adapter, including shipping, from the first quarter of 2025, Hyundai said, with “details, instructions, and terms and conditions” all yet to be disclosed.
Those who own or lease a Hyundai EV by January 31, 2025—and currently own the vehicle—will be eligible for a NACS adapter.
2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6
What is particularly noteworthy is that Hyundai does not pick and choose fit; actually offers drivers of all its EVs in the US market an adapter. Here is the eligibility list:
Hyundai Kona Electric (model year 2018-2025)
Hyundai Ioniq Electric (MY 2017-2022)
Hyundai Ioniq 5 (MY 2022-2024)
Hyundai Ioniq 5 N (MY 2025)
Hyundai Ioniq 6 (MY 2023-2025)
Hyundai's luxury brand Hyundai is also included in the plan, meaning details will be revealed in early 2025.
It changes to differ significantly from Hyundai's Kia cousin, which only offers a NACS-to-CCS adapter for EV6 and EV9 models delivered after September 4, 2024—for the EV6 from the 2024 model year or the EV9 starting in the 2024 or 2025 model years. Skip Niro EV buyers entirely this time around and it's still unclear on their pricing to early adopters for models that include the EV6.
2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5
Fast charging adapter dance: NACS-to-CCS, CCS-to-NACS
Kia, Hyundai, and Genesis are also facing the adapter problem on the other hand. Most of the 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 lineup gets a traditional NACS port, and it's the first non-Tesla market car to do so. The only exception to that list is the Ioniq 5 N, which is manufactured in South Korea at least for this model year. And Hyundai has confirmed that when it launches later this year, the 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 9 will also have a NACS port, not CCS.
The 2025 Kia EV6, built on the same 800-volt E-GMP base, will also get a larger battery for more range, as well as a native NACS port and US integration. And the Alabama-made 2026 Genesis Electrified GV70 also gets a range boost and a NACS port.
2026 Hyundai Ioniq 9
As Hyundai has made clear, however, the Ioniq 5 and Ioniq 9 will charge slower with NACS on the Tesla Supercharger network than with their CCS adapter, which is required to get into the Ioniq 5's maximum range and 20 minutes 10- 80% faster. – charging stops. That's not because of the cars but because of the Supercharger network, ultimately due to the development of V4 cabinets in 2025 that will allow full charging of 800-volt EVs like the Cybertruck and those from Hyundai.
So every moment may involve multiple adapters—all with the goal of connecting to one, in the end.