This week on EV Rider I’m testing out Lectron’s Vortex Supercharger (NACS) to CCS adapter, which makes it a breeze to charge my 2022 Ford Mustang Mach-E at Tesla Superchargers.
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NACS stands for the North America Charging System, which is the name given to Tesla‘s Supercharging protocol, which is also known as SAE J3400.
During my testing on a hot, 90-degree Jacksonville, FL summer day I saw a peak charging speed of 159 kW using the Lectron adapter featured in the video at the top of this post. The Mach-E is rated at a peak charging speed of 150 kW, although I have occasionally seen peaks as high at 164 kW at Electrify America and EVgo.
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Other Teslas were also charging while I was at the Supercharger station, which is rated to deliver speeds up to 250kW.
Lectron’s NACS to CCS adapter is UL compliant. Lectron has also applied for UL certification, which it expects to receive around the end of the year.
At the time of this post, no NACS to CCS adapters – even OEM adapters from the automakers – had received UL certification since things are still being finalized as the Supercharger rollout to non-Tesla EVs picks up steam.
Ford and Rivian are the first two automakers approved by Tesla to use its V3 and higher Superchargers with portable NACS to CCS adapters. Tesla expects to admit most other EV automakers in waves through the rest of 2024 and into 2025. Lectron’s Supercharger adapter is expected to work with all EVs that are admitted onto Tesla’s Supercharger network.
The Lectron adapter is also expected to work at other charging companies such as Electrify America and EVgo as they gradually transition to the NACS charging standard.
There are a lot of additional details about both the Lectron and CCS EVs charging at Tesla Superchargers in the video at the top of this post. If you find the video useful please give it a like and subscribe to the EV Rider YouTube channel.
Lectron provided EV Rider with the Vortex review unit featured in this post and video but did not have any editorial input into this video’s production, nor did it see an advance copy of the video. Here is a link to EV Rider’s editorial policy regarding review units for anyone that would like to read it.