This is where every major automaker stands on making the switch to Tesla’s NACS charging port in 2025. You may not have noticed it yet, but there is a major shift happening in the automotive industry right now. The EV revolution is coming. Love it or hate it, every major automaker is making major plans to electrify half or more of their vehicle lineups by 2030. California and New York have already put legislation in place to prohibit the sale of new ICE vehicles by 2035. If you are of those who believe that switching nearly all new car sales to EVs will be a help to the environment then this is all great news, but there is a problem with infrastructure that manufacturers need to overcome, and many are now looking to rival Tesla for help. Here’s every major automaker in the U.S. market that has announced a switch to Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) port implementation on their future cars.
Infrastructure Woes
The EV charging infrastructure in the United States is definitely not ready to handle mass EV adoption. There just aren’t enough chargers and many of the existing ones suffer from reliability and user experience issues. The one shining exception is Tesla’s Supercharger network. Though, because the Supercharger network uses Tesla’s North American Charging Standard—or “NACS”—ports. Non-Tesla EVs use Combined Charging Standard— CCS—ports which makes them incompatible with Tesla’s Superchargers. Some Tesla Superchargers are equipped with adapters to allow other EVs to use them but it isn’t the smoothest experience. Rather than wait for CCS charging to get better, some automakers like Ford and General Motors have decided to start a partnership with Tesla to license out NACS ports for their vehicles in 2025. So eventually, the Ford Mustang Mach E can pull up to a Tesla Supercharger, plug in, and start charging right away with no adaptors needed. The Great NACS Migration: Who Is Switching to Tesla’s Charging Port? Since Ford and General Motors announced the move other automakers have followed suit.
Audi
On December 19, 2023, and the same day that the SAE formally announced the new standard, Audi joined the rest of the VW Group in announcing that it would be joining the NACS party starting in 2025. This will not only allow future Audi electrified products to use Tesla Superchargers, but will also allow current products like the 2024 Q8 E-Tron Sportback to use them by way of a future adapter. Outside the 15,000 Superchargers on Tesla’s network, VW Group’s joint venture, Electrify America, will also begin to offer NACS connections at charging stations starting in 2025 and add 3,800 chargers as another higher-wattage option over Tesla’s units.
BMW Group
The BMW Group, which includes BMW, MINI, and Rolls-Royce, has confirmed that by 2025 its electric vehicles will begin transitioning to NACS charging ports. That means cars such as the BMW i7 can pull right up next to a Model Y at a Tesla Supercharger station. The transition will start in 2025 in the United States and Canada. It’s likely that in the early part of 2025, adapters will be provided to existing EV owners but by the end of that year EVs from the BMW Group will with the NACS port from the factory.
Ford
Ford was the first major automaker to announce that it will be switching to Tesla’s NACS ports in 2025. During a Twitter Spaces event with Elon Musk, the automaker’s executives detailed that in early 2024 it will start offering adapters for its current EVs with CCS ports so that they can use Tesla Superchargers. Starting in 2025, Ford’s EVs like the Mustang Mach E, F-150 Lightning, and E-Transit van will come standard with the NACS port equipped on the vehicle.
General Motors
General Motors was the second major automaker to announce that it will switch to Tesla NACS ports . Like Ford, General Motors is following the same rollout of adapters in 2024 with the full switch to NACS coming in 2025. Expect to see the new Chevrolet Blazer EV and Equinox EV visiting Tesla Superchargers in a few years.
Genesis
Genesis has joined its sibling companies in agreement with Tesla that will see it adopt the NACS charging port. Starting in Q4 2024 in the United States and in 2025 in Canada all new or refreshed Genesis EVs will come standard with a NACS port. That includes the Electrified GV70 and Electrified G80. Owners of CCS-equipped Genesis EVs will have access to an NACS adapter starting in Q1 2025.
Hyundai
After holding out for a few months, an agreement with Tesla has been reached and Hyundai will adopt NACS ports. Starting in Q4 2024 in the United States and in 2025 in Canada all new or refreshed Hyundai EVs will come standard with a NACS port. That includes the MotorTrend 2023 SUV of the Year, Hyundai Ioniq 5 . Owners of CCSequipped Hyundai EVs will have access to an NACS adapter starting in Q1 2025.
Kia
With Hyundai and Genesis already on board, it’s no surprise that Kia is also joining the agreement to adopt Tesla’s NACS charging port. Starting in Q4 2024 in the United States and in 2025 in Canada all new or refreshed Kia EVs will come standard with a NACS port. That includes the highly anticipated Kia EV9 three-row SUV . Owners of CCS-equipped Kia EVs—excluding the 2015-2019 Soul EV— will have access to an NACS adapter starting in Q1 2025.
Lucid
Lucid has officially announced it will join the NACS migration starting in 2025. First, vehicles such as the Lucid Air will be granted access to the Tesla Supercharger network via adapters that will be made available to owners of CCS-equipped Lucid Air vehicles. Later in 2025 Lucid’s vehicles will start coming with a NACS port standard. If you’re in the market for a Lucid Air then you may want to wait until the tail end of 2025 to make the purchase.
Mazda
The Mazda MX-30 is the first and only BEV the automaker produced for the American market. Furthermore, Mazda killed off the MX-30 shortly after its introduction due to less than stellar sales. However, considering that Mazda has announced that it will offer the NACS port in 2025 suggests that it plans to give BEVs another shot in the near future. Mazda made no mention of providing adaptors for existing MX-30 owners, but considering how few of them there are we’re not surprised.
Porsche
On December 19, 2023, and joining the rest of the VW Group, Porsche that it would be joining the NACS party starting in 2025. This will not only allow future Porsche electrified products like the 2025 Macan EV to use Tesla Superchargers, but will also allow current products to use them by way of a future adapter. Outside the 15,000 Superchargers on Tesla’s network, VW Group’s joint venture, Electrify America, will also begin to offer NACS connections at charging stations starting in 2025 and add 3,800 chargers as another higher-wattage option over Tesla’s units.
