Acura of Austin North told me the NACS adapter would be available later this year. What they could not tell me was a price or why I'd want the Acura-specific adapter over a generically available adapter. I'm going to guess the Acura one might allow plug-and-charge with the SuperCharger network?

 

Rumors are that Supercharger network access is coming soon to Ultium platform, and GM will certify third party adapters like Lectron, because the supply from Tesla is not enough to feed Ford and Rivian, let alone GM.

 

On a Cadillac forum it appears some Lyric users are able to charge at SuperChargers with a MagicDock. But looking at the Tesla map that appears to be very rare around here. I'm going to be very annoyed if my ZDX does not eventually get SC access for road trips.

 

Some at work have suggested an adapter such as this: https://a2zevshop.com/collections/ch...43186507579592. But it's hard to get straight answers on whether the Ultimum platform already has access to the SC network, what that really means, and if that adaptor would work on my ZDX.

 

Yeah the whole NCAS thing is confusing and not as shiny as people think. There are different versions of Supercharger and not all of them support non-Tesla:
1. V4: This seems to always come with MagicDock, and is labeled "Open to other EVs" on SC website.
2. V3: Labeled "open to NACS" on the website. Needs an adapter for non-Tesla.
3. V2: Majority of SC stations are V2, and unfortunately they are Tesla-only.

Plus, the price is no cheaper than EVgo/EA, and adding an adapter always introduces power loss. So in my view, Tesla Supercharger is a backup, unless where you live/travel to does not have many CCS stations.

 

I have a route that I take once, at most twice per year, that if I had SuperCharger access I could take my usual route and have 1 stop near the middle. But the ZDX today routes me differently, with 2 stops, and adds a bit over an hour as a result (combination of the new route and the second charging stop). Not a show-stopper, we'd take the Hybrid in this case. But once I get SC access I'd be able to take the more direct route.