Hyundai and Kia both announced access to Tesla's NACS charging standard, and the new car will go on sale at Q4 next year.
Thanks to CTOnews.com netizen Brother Black fly's left hand clue delivery! CTOnews.com October 6 news, Hyundai Kia announced yesterday: located in the United States, Canada and other markets of Hyundai, Kia cars will adopt Tesla North American charging standard (NACS).
According to reports, Hyundai Motor will officially support the charging port of NACS from the fourth quarter of 2024, when new models and modified models will be able to use Tesla's 12000 Tesla supercharging stations in North America, and new cars in the Canadian market will be supported in the first half of 2025.
Kia, for its part, will also add official support for NACS in the fourth quarter of 2024, and the small Niro EV, coupe EV6 and full-size SUV EV9 will all be supported through upcoming NACS adapters and OTA updates.
▲ diagram source Kia
▲ Touyuan Hyundai, which also means that the total number of car companies using Tesla NACS standard has reached 11. As of CTOnews.com, the list of car companies that have announced the adoption of the NACS standard is as follows:
Aptera (the earliest official announced the adoption of Tesla standard car company, its own solar three-wheeled electric vehicles, known as "never recharge")
Ford Motor
General Motors
Honda Motor
Rivian automobile
Star car
Volvo car
Fisker automobile
Mercedes-Benz car
Modern automobile
Kia Motor
▲ diagram source Aptera