The latest EVS feature Tesla Supercharger ports, and that means dongles galore
It’s like Apple removing the cellphone jack from the iPhone 7, the new EVS replacement in Tesla’s charging ports has been a hell of a dongle.
With 2026 models of new and returning vehicles officially on the streets, the new generation of EVs is finally here. These evs such as the lucid gravity, R1S and R1T and the Hyundai Ioniq 5 will all be built with a single connector with a Tesla connector that allows a seamless connection to its burning network.
But we can’t escape adapters.
The transition to Tesla’s NACS, or North American standard charger, now means that every plug in public charging stations like those from the payment, by Evgo and others outside the SuperCharger Network now needs an adapter. Even home chargers will need an extra piece of plastic to work on the new EVS. As with the “brave” apple called its change in Bluetooth connectivity from wired headphones, the next few years will need to be patient – because it’s confusing.
So far, only Tesla EVS (models s, 3, x and y and cyberruck) need an adapter to work with all 4 evs in America (from 2024) entering the history of the dongle.
A Hyundai spokesperson confirmed, “cars come with two adapters,” as it will upgrade the new Lucid ruv for AC and DC. Rivian’s 2026 models will include a J1772 2-way charging adapter for dual, TRI and Quad vehicles and its Quad open systems will have a quick CCS 1 DC Adapter. In the word: dirty.
General Motors, the parent company of Cadillac, put the blog of the summer of the blog to say exactly that in the form of the future adapter, “which creates less difficulty: and chargers of both these standards used by public and private.” The 2026 Cadillac Optiq will be the first GM EV to transition to NACS.
While Tesla’s SuperCrarger network is thriving and growing (7,753 individual stations and 73,817 individual connectors, up 16% from last year), home chargers and old plugs will not be compatible with the new EV. An Electrify Amerify spokesperson wrote in an email, “Electrify America remains committed to supporting the future of [NACS] Connector. ” He went on to explain that the company is testing NACS charging stations in Florida and Connecticut “to get information about customer information and data on hardware.”
Billing has taken very aggressive measures to escape dongle hell. Rob Newton, executive director of the advertising network, admitted in the call that in the past “the experience has really turned around” when different charging systems are involved. Billing never provided adapters.
Instead of relying on manufacturers or individual EV owners to keep up with the latest dongles, charging is changing the source. Enter the omni port. Launching this summer, the new charging stations will have an adapter built into the station itself and drivers can choose what type of EV they charge. “You want to be able to pull into the station and trust him to work,” Newton said.
New stations will come standard with the Omni Port, but older stations need to retrofit the old connectors with a conversion kit from the company. Newton called it “future-proofing,” but it’s to ensure new EV owners can continue to use (and pay for Kilowatt-hours from) non-Tesla stations.
Almost every automaker with an electric model has announced in the past few years that they are making the inevitable switch to Tesla’s charging system. And now it’s happening – dongles and all.
