Hyundai Kia, which joined the ‘Charging Alliance’, will also join Tesla’s charging network from 2024

[M Today Reporter Lee Sang-won] Hyundai Motor Company and Kia will adopt Tesla’s electric vehicle charging system in the United States starting in 2024.

Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors announced on the 6th that all new electric vehicles produced after 2024 will incorporate Tesla’s NACS technology, enabling the use of more than 12,000 Tesla Superchargers across the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

“Collaborating with Tesla is another milestone in our commitment to providing our customers with an exceptional EV experience,” said José Muñoz, CEO of Hyundai Motor North America.

“This new alliance will provide Hyundai EV owners with confidence in their ability to conveniently charge their vehicles and complement our joint venture to build a new high-performance charging network with at least 30,000 charging stations across North America,” he said. “He explained.

Owners of current Hyundai and Kia electric vehicle models will be able to access Tesla Superchargers using an adapter starting in the first quarter of 2025.

Previously, Hyundai Motor Group decided to form a ‘charging alliance’ in North America in collaboration with BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Stellantis, General Motors (GM), and Honda in July.

They are establishing a joint venture (JV) to build an electric vehicle charging network in North America, including the United States and Canada.

The goal is to install at least 30,000 high-power charging stations in cities and highways so that consumers can charge whenever and wherever they need.

The charging station plans to provide both CCS, the existing American standard, and NACS connector, Tesla’s charging standard, so that all electric vehicle drivers can use it.

The JV will be established within the year, and the first charging station will open in the United States next summer and will later expand to Canada.

Hyundai Motor Company and Kia expect that by simultaneously joining Tesla NACS and the ‘Charging Alliance’, they will be able to occupy a more advantageous position in the North American electric vehicle charging environment.