Hyundai Shares NACS Details of US-Built Ioniq 5

Hyundai's US-built Ioniq 5 is getting the NACS adapter. 

The 2025 Ioniq 5 will be built at Hyundai's Metaplant in Georgia beginning this year and will be available in dealerships by the end of the year. 

The move to US manufacturing will bring more jobs to the United States as automakers move production to the United States not just for the benefits of IRA but also by localizing manufacturing, the companies can reduce overhead of high-margin vehicles. Plus the Ioniq 5 has been a sales leader for the automaker. 

Adding NACS (SAE J3400) to the Ioniq 5 also meant offering up adaptors to new vehicle owners as the charging infrastructure transitions from CCS to NACS (although, a reminder that CCS charging stations will be around for decades). Unlike Ford, which is sourcing its adaptors from Tesla and has run into fulfillment issues with adaptors on backorder, Hyundai is building its own adaptors. 

Hyundai representatives told SAE that those adaptors would not reduce the 257kW peak charge rate of the Ioniq 5 on non-Tesla charging stations. Due to some voltage and interoperability issues with version 3 Tesla Superchargers, the Ioniq 5 will charge at a peak rate of 125kW. 

Still, adding support for the Tesla Supercharger network to the Ioniq 5 does expand its ability to charge during road trips. Drivers will still need to use the Tesla app to initiate charging but Tesla told SAE that it is working on plug and charge support. With it, like a Tesla, drivers can plug in their Hyundai and it will automatically start charging without the need to use the companion app. 

As for current Ioniq 5s with CCS ports on the road, Hyundai will offer a NACS to CCS adaptor to charge at Tesla Supercharging stations in 2025. 

Every EV post-Ioniq 5 will be outfitted with NACS ports as Hyundai transitions from CCS. 

The 2025 IONIQ 5 starts at $43,975 including destination