Nissan is giving Ariya owners a new charging network, access to Tesla Superchargers

Oct 15, 2024 09:54 PM - 4 months ago 149697

Nissan is starting up an electrical conveyance charging network that lets Ariya SUV owners link and salary astatine participating third-party charging stations utilizing the MyNissan app. The caller “Nissan Energy Charge Network” consists of “90,000 accelerated chargers” successful the US from partner companies Electrify America, Shell Recharge, ChargePoint, and EVgo. Starting successful November, Ariya owners tin usage a stored costs method successful their MyNissan app to commencement and salary for a charging convention pinch 1 pat astatine a station.

Nissan besides says it “will make available” Tesla Supercharger-compatible NACS adapters for Ariya owners later this year. Some companies for illustration Kia, Ford, and Rivian will aliases person been providing the adapter for free, while others for illustration GM will sell 1 for a price. Nissan did not instantly respond to our email asking whether the adapter would beryllium free. In 2025, Nissan plans to motorboat EVs pinch autochthonal NACS ports successful the US and Canada.

The caller Nissan charging network, app abilities, and NACS adapter news notably do not use to the Nissan Leaf, which still bears the load of carrying the dying CHAdeMO DC accelerated charging larboard modular and archaic connectivity package pinch the NissanConnect EV and Services app. The Leaf itself is besides all but extinct, but it still stands arsenic the car that made Nissan a pioneer successful the EV market. The automaker plans to motorboat 16 caller “electrified” car models by the extremity of fiscal twelvemonth 2026.

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