Hyundai Ioniq 5s with NACS (J3400) ports, as opposed to the CCS1 style, are starting to roll out of its factory in Savannah, Georgia. It's the first manufacturer to sell electric vehicles with native NACS ports—other than Tesla, that is, and you'll be able to read about our first drive in the model year 2025 Ioniq 5, as well as the new, off-roady Ioniq 5 XRT next week. But we've got some good news for owners of any existing Hyundai EVs out there—if your car has a CCS1 port, then next month, you're eligible for a free CCS1-NACS adapter.
Hyundai wasn't the first OEM to ink a deal with Tesla to gain access to the Supercharger network, but it is ahead of Ford, General Motors, and Rivian in swapping to the Tesla-style charge ports. Existing owners get access to the large charging network, too, but they'll need an adapter to make use of the smaller NACS plugs.
And those will be available next month, Hyundai told us. What's more, they're going to be gratis, or free as in beer. As long as you have a VIN, the automaker will send you the adapter, which you'll be able to order once the website goes live in March.
Ford briefly showed similar generosity to its EV owners last year, offering its NACS adapters for free—at least until late June, at which point it started charging $200 for them. GM never even bothered with the free giveaway; instead it asks $225 for the NACS adapter.
Yeah. Ironically, the best charging performance for a 2025 Ioniq is using an adapter at a 350kW CCS station or the relatively rare non-tesla NACS charging station like ionna has been rolling out as that will support the 800v architecture and hit peak speeds over 200kW. The Tesla network may offer a lot of charging stalls and locations closer to the highway in many cases but it isn't the ideal charging experience for Hyundai/Kia cars.
The earlier model cars did cap at about 100 kW but the 2025 with native NACS did bump it up to about 125. This should improve once Tesla rolls out their V4 cabinets that support the high voltages for things like the Hyundai/Kia cars or the cybertruck.