Bravo Hyundais NACS adapter for EVs will be free to all existing owners Existing Hyundai EV owners will just need their VIN to claim their free adapter. Jonathan M. Gitlin Feb 14, 2025 6:54 pm | 8 From model year 2025, the Hyundai Ioniq 5 can charge at Superchargers without an adapter. For all earlier Hyundai EVs, that adapter will be free. Credit: Jonathan Gitlin From model year 2025, the Hyundai Ioniq 5 can charge at Superchargers without an adapter. For all earlier Hyundai EVs, that adapter will be free. Credit: Jonathan Gitlin Story textSizeSmallStandardLargeWidth *StandardWideLinksStandardOrange* Subscribers only Learn moreHyundai 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 portsother 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 thereif 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 freeat 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.Jonathan M. GitlinAutomotive EditorJonathan M. GitlinAutomotive Editor Jonathan is the Automotive Editor at Ars Technica. He has a BSc and PhD in Pharmacology. In 2014 he decided to indulge his lifelong passion for the car by leaving the National Human Genome Research Institute and launching Ars Technica's automotive coverage. He lives in Washington, DC. 8 Comments