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Kia introduced at the moment that house owners of its EVs now have entry to greater than 21,500 DC chargers throughout the Tesla Supercharger community. With over 22,000 DC chargers from different manufacturers already in operation, Kia EV house owners can now cost at over 40,000 DC chargers. For individuals who cost in public, this can assist to extend comfort and cut back vary nervousness.
Here is how different non-Tesla house owners have benefited from the Supercharger community.
Which Kia EVs Will Work? Kia EV clients who personal newer Kia EVs with the usual NACS port (Tesla’s type of port) are good to go. These with CCS ports on their automobiles can now entry the Tesla Supercharger community utilizing an adapter.
Do I Want A Particular App? Sure. Earlier than you head out to attempt the community, we strongly counsel that you just obtain the Kia Entry, Kia Cost Cross app., Plugshare, and Tesla’s Supercharger app. As with almost each fashionable EV, Kia clients can discover and navigate to out there charging stations just by utilizing their EV infotainment display screen or their appropriate smartphone gadgets. There, one can discover charger availability and pricing. Enroll within the charging program earlier than you go.
That is our listing of EV apps we use for DC charging and charging in public.
“Kia is dedicated to an distinctive possession expertise, and increasing the community of accessible DC quick chargers to our EV clients is a vital element to sustaining the model’s management in electrified mobility,” mentioned Seungkyu (Sean) Yoon, President and CEO, Kia North America and Kia America. “Now, with entry to the Tesla Supercharger community of DC quick chargers, our EV house owners can really feel much more assured of their choice to buy or lease a totally electrical Kia automobile.”
Kia supplied this assertion concerning the spreading anti-Tesla vandalism, violence, and protests: “Kia America condemns the latest assaults that disrupt the supply of handy and inexpensive charging for our clients.”
Do I Want an Adapter For My Kia To Use the Supercharger Community? For current clients with older electrical automobiles which have a CCS1 charging port, Kia America has made NACS (connector) to CCS1 (port) adapters out there via its sellers. Name your seller for particulars earlier than you head over.
By including the Tesla Supercharger community to its out there choices, Kia has now expanded the supply of DC charging dramatically.
When you’ve charged a Kia utilizing the Supercharger community, please inform us within the feedback beneath the way it went.
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John Goreham is a credentialed New England Motor Press Affiliation member and professional automobile tester. John accomplished an engineering program with a concentrate on electrical automobiles, adopted by 20 years of labor in high-tech, biopharma, and the automotive provide chain earlier than changing into a information contributor. He’s a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE int). Along with his eleven years of labor at Torque Information, John has printed 1000’s of articles and critiques at American information retailers. He’s recognized for providing unfiltered opinions on automobile matters. You’ll be able to join with John on Linkedin and comply with his work on his private X channel or on our X channel. Please notice that tales carrying John’s by-line are by no means AI-generated, however he does make use of grammar and punctuation software program when proofreading and he additionally makes use of picture technology instruments.
Picture of a 2025 Kia EV charging up at a Tesla Supercharger courtesy of Kia media help.
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