- The 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 starts with a native NACS port
- NACS Hyundai EVs may charge faster—for now—with a CCS adapter
- Most Tesla Superchargers cannot charge 800V at high rates
- The V4 cabinets that will be released in 2025 will finally be the same as the CCS
The 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5, which ships to US dealerships before the end of the year, is the first mass-market, non-Tesla vehicle to come standard with a Tesla-based NACS charging port, as part of the now-known standard. J3400.
For Hyundai, it's the first official step away from the Combined Charging System (CCS) port the Ioniq 5 and most modern non-Tesla EVs have so far.
The release of NACS itself is also slightly different from Hyundai. While other brands issue adapters for Tesla connectors before bringing the cars to port, Hyundai will. adapters for CCS fast charging connectors after its new cars started getting the traditional NACS port.
In the meantime, Hyundai will be getting customers what they need to access the Tesla Supercharger network—in a way NACS adapter for CCS vehiclesannounced Monday that it will be offered free to owners of the full lineup of EVs from current and past model years, including the Kona Electric, Ioniq Electric, Ioniq 5, and Ioniq 6.
Now that the full details of NACS have been revealed in the current Tesla Supercharger hardware, it's pretty easy to understand why Hyundai did it this way. Meanwhile, the Ioniq 5 charges a lot quickly with its included CCS adapter without NACS.
With a larger 84-kwh battery that will be installed in most of the 2025 Ioniq 5 (up from 77.4-kwh in 2024), the EV charges from 10-80% in just 20 minutes on the CCS connector, with – its adapter. . Meanwhile, it takes 30 minutes (50% longer) when the Tesla Supercharger NACS connector is connected directly to the charging port, without the adapter of course.
2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5
An adapter is required for 2025 Ioniq 5 fast charging
The reason for that is simple: Tesla Superchargers, so far, cannot deliver voltage that Hyundai's EVs built in its 800-volt E-GMP facility can accept it. That's due for change in the next few years, which we'll get to, but for now the CCS chargers are “dying” fast.
Hyundai has confirmed to Green Car Reports that 257 kw is the new maximum charge rate for its 84-kwh battery (compared to 235 kw for the previous 77.4-kwh pack in the Long Range versions), with a CCS 350 adapter and connector. -kw. It specifically cites Electrify America as an example of where this capacity can be achieved, and said there would be no adapter restrictions that would reduce the charging rate beyond what a CCS connector would otherwise deliver.
Hyundai Ioniq 5 charging times for NACS (Supercharger) vs. CCS
Since the small 63-kwh battery pack is included in the Standard Range models (up from 58-kwh in 2024), there is not that much difference, and the official 10-80% times come to 20 minutes and minutes 24 with CCS/adapter. and with Tesla Supercharger V3 hardware, respectively.
Level 2 AC charging rates are not affected by the adapter, and the Ioniq 5's 10.9-kw onboard charger allows 10-100% charging in less than 7.3 hours with the 84-kwh battery pack or 5.7 and 63 hours – in the package.
2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5
2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5
2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5
The charging rate of the Speediest Ioniq 9 also depends on the adapter
The automaker has released a similar comparison of its upcoming Ioniq 9 electric SUV, which will have a larger 110.3-kwh battery and ship with a NACS port. With it and the CCS adapter the Ioniq 9 will charge from 10-80% in 24 minutes (with a peak of 233 kw), while it will take 38 minutes natively on NACS, using Tesla Supercharger hardware V3.
So in the right situation—which is really hard to find with CCS rather than Supercharger hardware—a A CCS adapter can save 10-14 minutes with Hyundai's 800-volt E-GMP EVs.
Hyundai Ioniq 9 charging times for NACS (Supercharger) vs. CCS
In the coming months, everything The Ioniq 5 series gets a NACS port-except for the high-performance Ioniq 5 N, which will remain Korean-built for now and continue to offer its CCS port this year, while the rest of the Ioniq 5 lineup shifts to US production. Hyundai has already announced that all Ioniq 5 models for the US market will eventually be available in Georgia.
There is no word yet on when the NACS port will come to the Ioniq 6 electric sedan, but that will also be produced at Hyundai's Metaplant America plant in Georgia.
2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5N
Hyundai is using its own charging ports and adapters, rather than buying them from Tesla, and it is said that this will enable the full range of bi-directional capabilities of its latest E-GMP electric vehicles, including V2L for electronics, camping gear, and more. .
Supercharger access will arrive in the first quarter of 2025but it will require drivers to start charging through Tesla's app first rather than using Plug and Charge through Hyundai's app and interface.
Superchargers won't last long
Tesla announced its V4 Supercharger hardware in 2022, and made the first installation in 2023, but there has been no widespread release until now. And while many places have included V4 posts, including longer charging cables and improved connectors, the hardware behind it is still missing.
On November 18, Tesla finally confirmed that a full V4 is on the way soon, sites are supported by real V4 cabinets in the permit now and will open in 2025.
Tesla Supercharger V4 Cabinet development set for 2025 (screencap)
Each V4 cabinet powers eight charging slots, compared to four slots each in the V3 cabinets, which Tesla notes means a reduction in hardware footprint and overall complexity—a feature that means more sites will go online faster.
Tesla says the V4 cabin will be able to delivering up to 500 kw to vehicles and up to 1.2 MW in Semi. It hasn't said where the maximum power will be in the Cybertruck, but it notes that this change will mean 30% faster charging for that model. That's about the same as the 327 kw peak power that multiple sources have reported for the Cybertruck when using CCS adapters (and taps into its 800-volt charger.
Charge rates for Tesla's Model 3 and Model Y, however, will not change.
2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Kia EV6 fast charging – Lacey, WA
What it means: Look for a super light charger
Overall, for Hyundai EVs, a time difference of 10-14 minutes probably won't matter much in the matter of things—especially given that Tesla Supercharger stations tend to be more reliable and often offer better locations sometimes nearby. standard road trip routes.
That said, it's pretty close to the difference Hyundai owners face whether they choose a 150kw CCS connector right on the road, or go a little off-road and get a 350-kw connector. As we have said before, most of the time, 150-kw connectors will provide fast charging for EVs like the Ioniq 5 or Ioniq 6, which have soft battery packs and a long range from them, which I shouldn't want 350-kw connectors. Just go with the easiest place.
But soon, with Tesla Supercharger cabinets and connectors finally able to deliver electric power to EVs like the Ioniq 5, Ioniq 6, and Ioniq 9 that can all take advantage, finding a convenient Tesla connector won't mean long charging stops. . And with the infrastructure push from Ionna, backed by Hyundai and six other automakers, there will be no shortage of high-powered, electric-powered connectors, regardless of grade.