Rivian prospects can now request an adapter to faucet into Tesla’s huge North American community of Superchargers, making it the second automaker to take action behind Ford.
The corporate introduced Monday that it’ll begin delivery adapters to Rivian house owners — one per VIN — beginning in April at no cost, although it didn’t say if it can finally cost a charge. Ford was the primary to start out providing the so-called North American Charging Commonplace (NACS) adapters final month at no cost. Ford will begin charging $230 for the adapters after June 30.
Nearly each main automaker has introduced NACS compatibility for some or all of their forthcoming EVs since Tesla first introduced it was opening up entry to its charging know-how in late 2022. The adapters function a stopgap for patrons who purchase (or have already purchased) EVs that depend on the beforehand dominant charging interface, the Mixed Charging System (CCS). Most automakers have introduced that future EVs will incorporate Tesla’s charging tech into future autos.
For example, Rivian’s present R1S SUV and R1T pickup truck will likely be produced with built-in Tesla charing tech subsequent yr. Rivian’s next-generation autos, which it simply revealed earlier this month, will even embrace the Tesla charging port. The R2 SUV will begin delivery with a NACS charging port in 2026, whereas the smaller R3 hatchback will come at a later date. (Although there has already been some consternation on-line about the place Rivian selected to put that port.)
Rivian says present house owners will get a notification on their car’s display with a QR code to scan the place they’ll reserve the adapter.
Making Tesla’s Supercharger community accessible to house owners means they now have 15,000 new quick chargers the place they’ll plug in. Rivian has additionally been constructing out its personal community of fast-charging stations, which it calls the Rivian Journey Community. The corporate mentioned Monday that it presently has 424 of these chargers in operation at 70 stations throughout 22 states.
This story has been up to date to specify that the adapters will begin delivery in April, and to take away a line in regards to the chargers not being provided at no cost.
