Hyundai and Kia Motors adopt Tesla's charging standard in North America, standardize on traditional method outside of North America - South Korean report

Hyundai-Kia Motors' North American subsidiary has decided to adopt U.S. EV giant Tesla's fast charging standard "NACS" for electric vehicles (EVs) sold in North America starting from October to December 2024.
The announcement was made on the 5th (local time). NACS will be applied to EVs sold in Canada from January to March 2025. EVs produced before that time will be eligible for NACS from January to March 2025.
We provide adapters for The reason behind the company's decision to adopt NACS in the United States, Canada, and Mexico is that there are now 12,000 NACS superchargers installed in North America.
Sometimes it goes up. In the United States in particular, about 60% of all standards are NACS standards. Meanwhile, Hyundai's EV, which supports fast charging at over 800 volts, is the same as Tesla's, which uses a 400 volt system.
When using a supercharger, there was a problem that the charging speed was noticeably slow. To solve this problem, the company is working with Tesla to optimize charging speeds.
However, Hyundai and Kia Motors plan to allow users of their EVs to use their own apps instead of Tesla's when using Superchargers.
In addition, in countries other than North America, such as the United States, Canada, and Mexico, it will remain compliant with the CCS fast charging standard.
In addition, US automaker General Motors (GM), European competitors Stellantis, and
The company will continue to proceed with its project to build a high-output charging network for EVs, which it has established as a joint venture with its fellow companies BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Honda.