Hyundai, Kia EVs Switching to NACS Charging Ports at the End of 2024

Many legacy brands have already announced their switch from the current CCS charging port in most electric cars to the NACS (North American Charging Standard) plug used by Tesla. Brands like GM, Ford, Jaguar Land Rover, and Mercedes-Benz have already switched or are in the process of. Hyundai and Kia are now on that list, as the Korean brand just announced its electric vehicles will use NACS plugs in the U.S. by Q4 2024.

The first new Hyundai EV to ship with NACS will likely be the Ioniq 7, but any Ioniq 5 or Ioniq 6 built after Q4 2024 will get it too. Once Hyundai's EVs start shipping with NACS ports, customers will gain access to more than 12,000 Tesla Supercharger stations, nearly doubling the number of chargers its customers can use. Canadian customers will have to wait until the first half of 2025 to gain NACS and Supercharger access, though.