Hyundai is offering free Tesla NACs to its electric vehicle customers

Hyundai said Monday it will send customers who bought or leased an electric vehicle before Jan. 31 a free charging adapter that will give them access to Tesla’s Supercharging network.

The Hyundai-certified adapter will give CCS-equipped Hyundai EV drivers access to more than 20,000 Tesla Superchargers in the U.S., According to Hyundai. Free adapters will be available to eligible owners of 2024 model year and earlier Kona Electric, Ioniq hatchback, Ioniq 5 and Ioniq 6 vehicles. Hyundai said 2025 model year Ioniq 6, Ioniq 5 N and Kona Electric vehicles are also eligible.

Customers must order the free NACs adapter through the MyHyundai online owner portal.

Support Tesla’s proprietary charging connector and charging port — It’s called North American Standard Shipping The pace of work has accelerated since Ford and General Motors announced their plans in 2023 to integrate the technology into the car. The next generation of electric vehicles And sell converters to existing EV owners to access them. Until then, every EV, except Tesla, used Combined Charging System (CCS) connectors.

Almost every other automaker followed suit, establishing their own partnerships with Tesla to provide customers with NACs. Some, including Lucid, have made plans Integrated charging port In future electric vehicles.

The rollout hasn’t been as smooth as some had hoped, with many non-Tesla customers still waiting for adapters. However, some automakers have begun shipping converters in recent months.