Now Kia EVs can use Tesla’s Superchargers

Kia is the latest automaker to beryllium granted Tesla Supercharger access, allowing owners of the company’s EVs to link to implicit 21,500 stalls crossed North America. Kia EVs were primitively expected to get entree to Superchargers in January, but it was delayed until March, and present it has yet gone through.

The quality comes arsenic Kia announced a refreshed Kia EV6 exemplary for 2025 this week, which volition travel modular with a Tesla-style NACS port. Kia volition besides see the larboard connected the upcoming 2026 EV9 three-row SUV.

Owners of existent EV6, EV9, and Niro EV models tin usage a CCS1-to-NACS adapter, which tin beryllium purchased from Kia dealers. Meanwhile, Kia’s sister institution Hyundai was granted Supercharger access successful December, and owners of the Ioniq 5 and Ioniq 6 were offered escaped adapters, too.

Kia owners tin navigate to Tesla Superchargers and cheque the locations’ statuses connected their conveyance infotainment screens. They tin besides usage the Kia Access app to commencement a league oregon enroll successful Kia’s Charge Pass program.

Some Kia EV6 and EV9 owners person previously tricked Superchargers into charging their EVs by telling the Tesla app that they are driving a Hyundai Ioniq 5 (both automakers stock the aforesaid EV platform). But now, Kia tin officially articulation the Tesla Supercharger entree nine that includes  Ford, GM, Rivian, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, and Polestar, and soon, Honda.