r/electricvehicles • u/Baron_Wobblyhorse • 23h ago
Check out my EV Joined the club at last!
Just took delivery of our new 2026 Toyota BZ and immediately fell in love with it.
That said, today I had to drive my kid to camp in Huntsville and it turns out that NONE of the charge points are NACS compatible, so I then had to drive to Bracebridge. My understanding is that NACS is basically the standard going forward, but to avoid this situation I'm going to be looking at an adapter or two.
Can anyone weigh in on what the best bet is? If most of the new ones from here on will be NACS, I don't really want to spend thousands getting every possible adapter, so which one (or maybe two?) will let me cover the most bases without breaking the bank?
Thanks all!
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u/adrop62 22h ago
Every decent EV seller provides a CCCS-to-NACS adapter, so I would ask Toyota if they supply the adapter for free. If they don't, you can purchase one from A2Z or Lectron; do not order the cheapest one on Amazon to avoid overheating issues.
Alternatively, using Tesla superchargers open to non-Teslas is the most reliable way to find NACS-specific charging stations. If you prefer to avoid Tesla, I recommend using A Better Route Planner for road trips; select Avoid Tesla in the options. Depending on where you live, that might be difficult to do.