Nissan is starting up an electrical conveyance charging network that lets Ariya SUV owners link and wage 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 spouse companies Electrify America, Shell Recharge, ChargePoint, and EVgo. Starting successful November, Ariya owners tin usage a stored outgo method successful their MyNissan app to commencement and wage for a charging league with 1 pat astatine a station.
Nissan besides says it “will marque available” Tesla Supercharger-compatible NACS adapters for Ariya owners aboriginal this year. Some companies similar Kia, Ford, and Rivian volition oregon person been providing the adapter for free, portion others similar GM volition 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 with autochthonal NACS ports successful the US and Canada.
The caller Nissan charging network, app abilities, and NACS adapter quality notably bash not use to the Nissan Leaf, which inactive bears the load of carrying the dying CHAdeMO DC accelerated charging larboard modular and archaic connectivity bundle with the NissanConnect EV and Services app. The Leaf itself is besides all but extinct, but it inactive 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.