Can a Hyundai Kona Electric use Tesla Superchargers?
Yes. Hyundai vehicles have had official Supercharger access since March 2025. You charge at any Supercharger marked “open to non-Tesla” using the Tesla app.
The 2027 Kona Electric has a CCS1 port. At NACS stalls you need a NACS-to-CCS1 DC adapter: the Hyundai NACS to CCS1 DC Adapter ($250), provided free to owners. Free to owners/lessees who bought on or before 2025-01-31 (emails from week of 2025-04-07). Buyers after that date pay; MSRP $250 at dealers / hyundaishop.com (dealer price varies). Adapter details. Magic Dock sites (green) need no adapter at all.
At the stall: the 2027 charge port is front center. Expect up to about 100 kW at a V3 stall. Nose-in works cleanly. Gen 2 peaks about 100 kW, gen 1 about 75 kW; no V3 penalty.
How to charge: download the Tesla app, choose “Charge Your Non-Tesla”, add a payment card, pick the site and stall number, plug in, then tap Start. Older V2 Superchargers (grey on the map) only work with Teslas.
- Both generations CCS1 through MY2026; 400 V, so no V3 penalty.
- E-GMP cars (Ioniq 5/6/9, 5 N) are 800 V-class. On V3/V3+ (400 V) stalls they hold roughly 95-126 kW (about 30 min 10-80%), versus 230-260 kW on 800 V CCS or V4 stalls. A CCS-port car with adapter at a 350 kW CCS site can actually be faster than a native-NACS car on V3.
- Native-NACS Hyundais need the included CCS1 adapter for legacy CCS chargers.
Good to know about Superchargers
- Only Superchargers marked 'open to NACS partners' (V3, V3+ and V4 stalls with the Tesla app 'Charge Your Non-Tesla' flow) are usable by non-Tesla cars. Older V2 stalls are Tesla-only. A small number of V3 'Magic Dock' sites have a built-in CCS1 adapter and work for any CCS1 car regardless of brand agreement.
- V3 and V3+ dispensers run roughly 400-500 V and top out at 250 kW. 800 V-class cars (Hyundai/Kia/Genesis E-GMP, Porsche Taycan/Macan, Audi Q6/A6 e-tron, Lucid, Mercedes CLA, Cadillac Escalade IQ/GMC Hummer/Silverado EV in some modes) charge slower there unless they have an on-board boost converter. V4 cabinets (500 kW, up to 1,000 V) started going live in September 2025 and remove that penalty.
- V3 cables are short and sized for Tesla's rear-left port. Cars with a front or passenger-side port often have to park nose-in or across two stalls. V4 posts have longer cables.
- Adapters: only a DC 'NACS-to-CCS1' adapter approved by the vehicle maker is covered by that maker's warranty; Tesla's app will still let unapproved adapters charge, but the OEM may deny warranty claims. AC 'J1772-to-NACS' adapters are a different product and are irrelevant for Superchargers.
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