- BMW homeowners formally get Tesla Supercharger entry this week.
- Not all BMW EVs will have the ability to use the charging community, although.
- Even a few of BMW’s 2026 mannequin yr automobiles will not have the ability to cost at a Supercharging station till subsequent yr.
BMW was decided to convey Tesla Supercharger entry to homeowners by the tip of 2025, after initially promising to ship it by “early 2025.” By golly, it lastly occurred with simply days to spare. As of this week, most BMW EVs will lastly have entry to Tesla’s Supercharging community.
Entry to Tesla’s community was purported to occur in early 2025, nonetheless, BMW introduced that it might be delaying the adoption late final yr. Higher late than by no means, although, as entry is lastly going stay.
A pleasant reminder that all the BMW EVs on the highway right now nonetheless use CCS ports for DC Quick Charging, which means that they should use an adapter to make use of a NACS-equipped Tesla charger—at the least till the Germans make the change to a local NACS port.
Almost each fashionable EV sporting a roundel (the i4, i5, i7 and iX) assist Supercharging entry right now with an asterisk. Present 2025 mannequin yr automobiles should not have any drawback,. However older mannequin years and newer mannequin years have an asterisk hooked up to compatibility. Likewise, not all fashions assist Plug-and-Cost, both.
BMW recommends the Lectron charging adapter, a $174.99 adapter with a “BMW authorized interlock design.” Lectron notes that there are some 2026 fashions that can want an replace (slated to reach in Spring 2026) earlier than they’ll use the Supercharging community.
BMW confirmed to InsideEVs that these fashions—the 2026 BMW i5 and 2026 BMW iX—is not going to obtain Supercharging entry till “Q1 2025”, which ends on March 31. The later entry for newer automobiles appears to have already confused homeowners in BMW’s YouTube video remark part. BMW does observe that it’ll have an official branded charger popping out subsequent yr throughout the second quarter, presumably after this replace.
BMW i3 homeowners additionally obtain no love right here. There is no indication that homeowners of the quirky metropolis automotive will ever get entry to Superchargers, which isn’t totally stunning given the age of the automotive. It is not a lot of a highway tripper both approach.
The excellent news is that adapters are only a non permanent answer. BMW has already dedicated to going NACS-native on future fashions beginning with the 2026 BMW i5 M60.
It is nonetheless a giant second for the Bavarian model. Tesla Supercharging entry has been nearly a proper of passage for producers, and the truth that BMW has lastly taken the leap ought to make homeowners really feel a bit much less charging anxiousness whereas touring this vacation season.
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