Following a series of promises, delays, and confusion, GM EVs now officially have access to the Tesla Supercharger network. Some GM EV owners were already using Tesla’s fast chargers at their own risk, but now, the network is open to all GM electric vehicles.
Although GM has been in talks to open up its EVs to the Tesla Supercharger network for over a year, there are currently no GM vehicles with an integrated NACS connector and require an adapter to use a Supercharger station. GM EVs with native NACS connectors will likely start arriving with the 2026 model year.
A GM-approved adapter is available for purchase for $225 through the myChevrolet, myGMC, and myCadillac mobile apps. Those apps can also be used to find a local charging station and pay for the session. GM says the official adapter will be available to EV drivers in the U.S. first and Canadian owners later this year.
According to GM, the availability of over 17,800 Tesla Superchargers in the U.S. and Canada gives GM EV drivers access to a grand total of more than 231,800 public Level 2 and DC Fast Charging stations across North America.
“GM’s ongoing efforts to help accelerate the expansion of public charging infrastructure is an integral part of our commitment to an all-electric future,” GM Energy vice president Wade Sheffer said in a statement. “Enabling access to even more publicly available fast chargers represents yet another way GM is focused on further improving the customer experience and making the transition to electric more seamless.”
The Tesla Supercharger network comprises over 50,000 plugs globally. Tesla claims a Supercharger station can provide up to 200 miles of range in a Tesla EV in 15 minutes. GM claims that DC fast charging replenishes anywhere from 15 to 100 miles of range in 10 minutes, depending on the vehicle, which is about the charge rate GM EV owners can expect at a Tesla Supercharger station.
The lower side of that estimate applies to BEV2-based vehicles, namely the Chevy Bolt EV and Bolt EUV. The GM EVs with the highest peak charge rates are BT1-based trucks like the Chevy Silverado EV and GMC Hummer EV Pickup. BEV3-based EVs like the Cadillac Lyriq and Chevy Blazer EV are in-between.
Access to the Tesla Supercharger network gives GM EV drivers many more charging options and could help bring down an often-cited barrier of entry for EV adoption.
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So GM decided to charge their customers but Ford allowed them to request one for free. Wow
You could have waited for GM to carry the NACS charger standard since eventually the entire auto industry in the US will land up using it regardless. The perks of not going in head first into unproven technology and being a late adapter.
Ford will start charging for the Adaptor end of September.
Its a business bro, they need to make money from their customers
And I bet they will sell all they can ship. Ordered mine this morning. Ford and Rivian owners are waiting months for their free ones or are buying after market ones while waiting i am happy to wait the three day shipping interval and have access to tsc next week
GM this should be a plug and charge and your vehicles charge SLOOOOW. You want Tesla owners interested,
get plug and charge up your charge rates. Everything else seems good enough. Who thought that was a good idea.
plug and charge does exist for evgo and evconnect
Pretty sure it is plug and charge once you do a one time setup through their app to add the Tesla network.
Tom from state of charge did a video on it.
But honestly I just want a normal credit card tap to pay terminal like what exists in millions of retail stores and hundreds of thousands of gas stations and seems to work just fine, and not have some app snooping my data and selling it.
It’s not plug and charge. You have to initiate the charge via the app. Ford does have plug and charge
You think they will shop around your credit card number?? Pretty sure that’s illegal.
I think he’s more concerned that they will track everywhere you go, and every other piece of information they can get from you and your phone, and then sell that information. Because obviously they will.
yeah well hoping we go back to all cash at the gas station isnt all that realistic
Compare charge rates of the Silverado and the Cybertruck and tell me who is slow.
The only fast charging EV GM has is the Silverado, but it costs over 80K. Why can’t get they their regular cars like the Equinox or Blazer to charge. Its more than a little disappointing its embarrassing after all the hoopla Barra spewed about the Ultium platform.
look it up, the charge speed is based on pack size. The Silverado, Hummer, Escalade and Sierra all charge fast. Blazer RWD and Lyriq charge at 190kw max which is not slow.
And in Canada, an adapter is going for twice the price, over $400! Even if you take in the rate of exchange, this is, literally highway robbery! And I suppose if you buy a third party adapter, GM will void your warranty if anything should go amiss.
Ford owners got theirs for Free! Are you listening GM? We trusted you to do the right thing when we bought your EVs with the promise of being able to charge at Tesla Superchargers. What a crummy way to keep your promise.
1. Ford only promised free adapters to people who registered by a certain date
2. Ford has been unable to deliver all the adapters it promised
3. if you dont want it, dont buy it
“over $400! Even if you take in the rate of exchange, this is, literally highway robbery!”
That’s nothing. Look at what a CHAdeMO adapter costs for a Nissan Leaf so it can use CCS.
Snotty Tesla drivers are certainly not going to be happy about this!
Until they drive a Blazer EV, and they will go like Whoa! this is a properly put together car
Read the article again. This is a GM approved (third party) adapter. The official GM adapter will be available later this year.
i dont think it is saying that
Love staged photos. Why are there no Tesla’s charging?
Saw an Equinox on a YouTube video charging this AM. It works.
Charged my ’24 Terrain at Shell yesterday. 3 minutes. 2 weeks ago it was Marathon. No adaptor needed. Universal nozzles .
I’ll have my car charged every morning I wake up. I’ll use DCFC stations rarely but nice they are there. If I do long trips you never charge to 100%, 30 min stops at most every 3 hours to fill up and recharge our own Human batteries.
You have to go someplace to charge? Seems like such a waste of time. I just park my car at home plugin and am ready for another couple of hundred miles. Takes about, 2 seconds to plug in. About 2 seconds to unplug. Never worry about the quality gas, what it costs today or lines or anything.
That is what they are moving to now as well, universal chargers. When gas pumps first came out, they weren’t all the same, just like when EV charging stations first came out, but they are moving to it.
I am surprised GM is trying to make a profit on this converter. Once in production it can’t be more than $99 to produce.
I would bet closer to $49.00 . Oh well they can’t charge faster either. That is such a shame. The Blazer EV looks like the perfect road trip EV.
gm isnt trying to lose money on these and if the demand is there I dont know why they wouldnt sell for a profit. Again, no one HAS to buy this. Saying this costs too much is like saying steak and a nice steakhouse costs too much- its optional. Even the third party adapters cost almost $200 so this isn’t way out of line in terms of pricing. And when you say “they” cant charge faster which vehicles are you talking about? The standard blazer and equinox have 150kw max speed which is modest, but the Blazer RWD, lyriq and others charge at 190-350kw max. There are no vehicles on the market that can take the amount of power the GM pickups can take so not sure what you mean by “slow”. Some models have lower than average peaks, while others have higher than average peaks. On a 20-80% charge you are talking about an extra 5-10 min on the Blazer/Equinox vs some competing models- the only vehicles that are outliers are the Korean cars which can do it in about 20min. YOu are looking at 30-40min for most others in this class including ID4 and MachE
Kia, Hyundai and Tesla are where they should be at with this price point. Ford Mach E and ID4 are old cars and their charging is well, poor. On Youtube watching the review the EV motor noise is substantial. Shocked at how loud it was. In 2024 you should be 20 minutes 10 to 80. Not almost an hour. Its an issue. Plug and charge should be the default for all automakers. LLightning and Mach E can do it.
you sound ridiculous. There are two models that can charge in 20 minutes and you are saying that is the standard for the class- no its not. There are two high performing outliers- but most offerings in this class charge at 135kw-175kw max on dcfc. And most people dont dcfc that often so this is a nonissue most of the time. DCFC speed is only ONE aspect of an EV- its not the only thing that matters. saying these are bad EVs because they arent the fastest DCFC models when most people rarely use DCFC makes no sense,
I have a Tesla 10 to 80 is the norm on dc fast charge. The ioniq is quicker and it’s brother the ev6.A Tesla Model Y Long Range can charge from 10% to 80% in around 27 minutes google
Ioniq 5 10% to 80% in 18 minutes using a DC fast. Yeah there is that.
I’m not about to give Elon one cent of my money, especially when he’s charging up to .55c per kilowatt hour. And I’m certainly not going to pay for an adapter for the privilege. Doing just fine with other community and home chargers.
How can I get a Tesla supercharger adapter?