EV charging adapter finder
Half the plugs in America changed shape in two years. Pick your car and see, for every kind of charger you'll meet, whether it plugs straight in, which adapter you need, or whether it just won't work.
Built by Aatish Patel, founder of XCharge North America
The plugs, in one minute
The small Tesla plug. Tesla Superchargers, Tesla Wall Connectors, and almost every new EV from 2025 to 2027.
The round plug on most Level 2 chargers: home wall boxes, workplaces, parking garages. Every non-Tesla EV sold before 2025 takes it.
J1772 with two big DC pins underneath. Fast chargers like Electrify America and EVgo use it, and so do most EVs built before the switch.
The old Japanese fast-charging plug, on the first two Nissan Leafs and the Outlander plug-in hybrid. New stations rarely include it.
Looking into the end of the plug. The two large solid pins carry fast-charging (DC) power. NACS sends both kinds of power through the same two pins, which is why it is so small.
Rules that save you money and a melted plug
- Non-Teslas can use only Supercharger sites marked for all EVs. Older Tesla-only sites won’t start a session.
- Tesla allows only NACS-port cars, or CCS1 cars using an adapter from Tesla or the carmaker, at Superchargers.
- Some Superchargers have a built-in CCS1 adapter (Magic Dock). There you need no adapter of your own.
- Fast-charging (DC) adapters don’t work on Level 2 chargers, and Level 2 (AC) adapters don’t work on fast chargers.
- Match an AC adapter’s rating to the charger: a 40 A adapter on a 48 A Wall Connector is a bad idea.
- Never stack adapters, and never use an extension cord for fast charging.
- Third-party adapters can affect your warranty. GM, Hyundai, Honda and Toyota say damage from unapproved adapters may not be covered.
- UL 2252 is the US safety standard for EV adapters. Look for it.
Checked October 2026. Supercharger access changes often; your carmaker's app has the final word.