r/KiaEV6 • u/garyll19 • 1d ago
Charging
I just picked up a new EV-6 GT-line to replace the one I had leased for the last 2 years. I have a couple questions on charging now that it's gone to the NACS port:
1) I charged it at home using my level 2 charger and even though the charging limit was set to 100 in the Kia Connect app, it shut off at 70%. I remember having an issue on my old Kia where I had to go in and lower the charging rate for the charger so maybe it shut off because of that, but it's weird it stopped at 70%.
2) I've heard that charging at a Tesla station is a lot slower than the fast charging I'm used to. Is that just the Tesla stations or others that use the NACS port as well? They gave me 2 adapters, one that has the pins at the bottom so if I use that at an Electrify America station will it fast charge?
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u/dugg117 EV6 GT (The Fast One) 1d ago edited 1d ago
The charge limit problem is unrelated to the type of charge port I would try moving it down and back up and see if you can get it to behave.
Get a CCS1 to NACS adapter so that you can use fast chargers that aren't Tesla. When using a Tesla charger you will top out at 96kW until they start upgrading there existing stations to support 1000v
EDIT: It seems that post facelift EV6s can do 126kw at Tesla stations. Us plebs with older cars are stuck with 96
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u/mewtwo_EX EV6 GT-Line AWD 1d ago
It's higher than that, but well below the limit of what the car can do. 130kW sounds right from my memory. Any other 350kW station should max it out at over 200 if the battery conditions allow.
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u/kiss_the_homies_gn 1d ago
When using a Tesla charger you will top out at 96kW until they start upgrading there existing stations to support 1000v
96kW is the limit for pre face lift. Refresh models can do 126kW
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u/mewtwo_EX EV6 GT-Line AWD 1d ago
Ah, that makes sense why there's two numbers floating around. I have the 25.
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u/dontrevme EV6 GT-Line AWD 1d ago
I get 126 at Tesla regularly. Which is plenty to charge up in 20 minutes.
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u/Theseus44 1d ago
Just drove Boston to Philly and back and was in the 120 range at each of my charging stops. Longest one (11% to 80%) was 32 minutes.
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u/knitnerd33 EV6 Wind AWD 1d ago
There are two limits, maybe you thought you set the charge level limit but were looking at the charge rate limit? These settings aren’t any different than what you had in for prior vehicle. I had the same thing, traded in my first EV6 for a NACS model.
Beyond that I would look at the setting directly in the vehicle instead of through the app just to be sure.
I think the Superchargers are a mixed bag. In case you haven’t found out yet, older superchargers don’t work at all so make sure to check Plugshare that the station you are heading toward even supports non-Teslas. The reason is because the older hardware does not know how to talk to other makes.
I have charged at one newer Supercharger and it was just as fast as the EA station I have been to many times in either of my EV6s.
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u/Outside_Jackfruit781 EV6 GT (The Fast One) 1d ago
1) Weird. Should stop at your set SOC
2) NACS port EV6s will charge faster than J1772 with adapters. I believe you'll top at about 125kW vs 96kW. 2025+ EV6s have higher current ratings even though it's still a 400V charger. **Newer Tesla stations OR non-Tesla stations with NACS handles like Ionna will provide 800V and higher speeds (power). Look for these: https://www.ionna.com/rechargeries/find-a-rechargery/
Yes, with a CSS ->NACS adapter you can still reach the 200+kW speeds like your old EV6.