The company announced in a statement that KIA electric cars will get the arrival of Tesla Supercharger “at some point in March 2025”. Kia EVS, including EV6 and EV9, was scheduled to get. Arrival in January Using NACS to CCS1, but this was delayed.
KIA sister, Hyundai, started charging the new 2025 Ioniq 5 EVS Original NACS ports They are identical to those on the slopes, and their models with old CCS1 ports Al -Shani Al -Saleh Stations can already be connected Using an adapter. However, KIA agents now receive NACS transformers that aim to be free in EV6 and EV9 owners who bought new vehicles on September 4, 2024. KIA also says owners can buy the transformer from merchants.
On YouTube, Shipping He pointed out that KIA’s transformers send to their owners seem to be classified for 1000 volts but only 350 amps, which are less than the transformers used by other manufacturers that are usually 500 amps. It should be good for use with KIA compounds that are designed for them, but they may face compatibility problems if people try to use it with other manufacturers’ cars.
Kia says that the transformers “are designed to meet the shipping specifications in Tesla and have been developed and tested for use with Kia EV compounds”, and “using other transformers may lead to repairs that are not covered with Kia guarantee.”
Some Kia owners say they have already succeeded in charging their EVS using a third-party NACS by deceiving the Tesla app to believe that they charge Hyundai (both EV6 and Ioniq 5 on the same E-GMP EV platform). However, maybe Tesla now Close that gap.
