- Hyundai on Wednesday revealed the Ioniq 9, a sleek and spacious three-row electric SUV.
- It will come with the Tesla-designed NACS port from the factory.
- Hyundai is ahead of the game when it comes to equipping its EVs with the NACS port.
Say hello to dongle-free Tesla Supercharging. The upcoming Hyundai Ioniq 9, revealed on Wednesday, will come from the factory with the Tesla-designed North American Charging Standard (NACS) plug.
That means Ioniq 9 drivers will be able to visit Tesla’s abundant and acclaimed charging stations without the need for a pesky adapter. The vast majority of other non-Tesla EVs, even ones that can technically access Superchargers now, use the Combined Charging System (CCS), which is quickly becoming the antiquated standard.
Owners of those EVs need to a CCS-to-NACS adapter if they want to charge at the thousands of Tesla Superchargers that blanket the country.
All major automakers have announced they’re switching over to NACS and getting Supercharger access in return. Historically, only Teslas could access Superchargers, and that was a huge selling point for the brand. Tesla spent years building out the largest and, by many accounts, the most reliable and easy to use EV charging network.
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Now other companies have inked deals to grant their EVs access to that walled garden. But those plans are moving slower than expected, and not every firm is at the same stage in the process. Ford, Rivian, General Motors, Hyundai, Volvo and Polestar all have access to the network now. But so far, that’s only been possible using adapters. Hyundai’s 2025 Ioniq 5 crossover is the first non-Tesla EV to go on sale with a built-in NACS port, and it will hit dealerships later this year.
The Ioniq 9, a three-row bigger brother to the 5, will go on sale next spring. Of course, native NACS is a double-edged sword, given that the industry is still very much in-between standards. Owners may still have to use a dongle to plug in at non-Tesla stations.
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