Hyundai Ioniq 5 charges faster on a Tesla Supercharger than a Model 3 does [Video]

With the release of Hyundai’s 2025 Ioniq 5 with native NACS port, owners are heading to Tesla Superchargers to see how the experience is. And it turns out, the away team is beating the home team at charging speed… at least in some metrics.

This has been a busy time for the transition to NACS, the new EV charging standard for North America that was originally advanced by Tesla and now standardized by SAE.

We’ve seen several brands added to Tesla’s “coming soon” list for Supercharger access, and even beyond that, VW and Honda have both made their own announcements that access is coming soon. But we’ve also had a setback, as Kia announced access would be delayed (though some owners are finding ways to charge anyway).

Hyundai is one of the brands that was added to the “coming soon” list, but it also already released a vehicle with a …