Kia EVs will getTeslaSupercharger access starting on January 15th
by Umar Shakir from The Verge - All Posts on (#6QZCV)
Like most EV models in North America, Kia's EV6 is still shipping with the CCS Combo connector. | Image: Tim Stevens for The Verge Kia is setting January 15th as the date its electric vehicles will get access to more than 16,500" Tesla Superchargers. Kia will provide free NACS adapters to people who got their EV9 or EV6 after September 4th, 2024, but all existing owners will have to pay an as-yet-unspecified amount.
The free adapters will start shipping to customers in early 2025, while current owners can purchase the adapter at an authorized Kia dealer at a later date." GM similarly announced last week that its EV customers would have to pay $225 for the NACS adapter to add Tesla Supercharger access.
In anticipation of future Kia EV models with native Tesla connectors, the automaker will also soon sell adapters to go the opposite direction so vehicles can still...