Toronto, Ontario — On September 18, 2024, General Motors (GM) and Tesla announced that Chevy, GMC and Cadillac EV owners will now have access to over 17,800 superchargers in the United States and Canada.

However, despite Tesla opening up access to GM EV vehicles, drivers will first have to acquire GM’s Combined Charging System (CCS) to North American Charging Standard (NACS) adapter. Like other automakers, such as Ford and Rivian, GM will get many of these adapters directly from Tesla, but will also use other adapter suppliers to help meet demand.

Unlike Ford and Rivian who are giving drivers adapters for free, GM is instead charging drivers $225.

Another difference between the automakers is that while Ford and Rivian owners can plug their cars into a Tesla charger and have the system automatically authorize and pay for the charging session, GM EV owners will instead have to initiate charging using their vehicle’s app, or via the Tesla app.

GM drivers may also have to double park their vehicles for the charging cable to reach their charging port.