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…
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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Uhh, I thought the BZ came with a level 1 nacs charger, a J1772 to nacs, and CCS to nacs adapter in the black case. My Subaru did. The small black case should be down in the flat fix kit area (spare tire area). img
Mine came with a NACS cable and an adapter for 110v and 240v household outlets, but not adapters for other charging port types.
I would just buy the Toyota kit online, I attached a picture to my original reply. That has all you need and for warranty purposes, if something ever happened, might give peace of mind that it’s OEM.
Might want J1772 as well, some slow chargers still use that in NA.
Yeah it looks like the US may be different from Canada (or maybe just Ontario - Quebec seems to have its shit together for Evs). Mine did come with a charging cable, but the adapters that it came with are for household 110v/240v outlets, not the other charging ports. Looks like I'm going to grab the CCS adapter that others have linked to and hope that pretty much covers me. 95% of the time I'll be charging at home anyway (or if I'm going to a cottage or relative's place or whatever I'll just use the 110v and charge it for the first day we're there).
They have one in Orleans (East of Ottawa), and the Canadian Tire in Deep River, Ontario has a small Tesla bank.
Prioritize a CCS to NACS adapter. You will use that often, for DC charging stations that have CCS (like you encountered). This is the one I just ordered, on advice and some more research. I appreciate all the advice. It was a bit of a stressful day on Day 3 of EV ownership, but doesn't make me any less excited about it overall - just a 'live and learn' situation.
I have been really pleased with ABRP.
Not in Canada unfortunately
Prioritize a CCS to NACS adapter. You will use that often, for DC charging stations that have CCS (like you encountered). You will probably not use a J1772 to NACS AC charging adapter very often, but it is good to have. Much lower priority, though. For the foreseeable future, everyone who drives a CCS/J1772 car should have NACS DC and AC adapters, and everyone with a NACS car (you) should have a CSS and a J1772 adapter. These two plug standards cover almost the entirety of public electric charging in the US, and what it doesn't cover (eg. Chademo) is old legacy stuff that can be ignored. Strongly recommend A2Z or Lectron for the adapters.
Samesies. I my Solterra had both those adapters and the vehicle recovery hook in that bag. Sad you didn't get them, but glad you like the car. Welcome to the Toybaru club!
Toyota supplies the adapters and you shouldn’t have had any concerns. Did you check the back of your new car? There should be a case with the adapters! Also charging cords too!
Canadian tire has fast chargers?!
You only need 1 adapter for DC fast charging, then a less expensive one for AC charging. You can get both for around $250 and won't be spending thousands.
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.
Probably just need these 2 for 99.9% of charging stations: https://a2zev.com/collections/charging-adapters-home-page/products/ccs1-nacs-thunderstorm https://a2zev.com/collections/charging-adapters-home-page/products/j1772-nacs I have the reverse (CCS car), they work well. I really like the NACS -> CCS DC adapter for fast charging. I almost never charge on level 2 (excluding at home) so I’ve never had to use an adapter for that, still bought “just because” Edit: to clarify, if you’re only using fast chargers on the road, go with the first one
A2Z Thunderstorm Lectron CCS to (NACS) Take your pick.
I should say that I'm in Canada, and it turns out that here (or maybe just Ontario) we don't get adapters for other charger ports included with the vehicle - I did get adapters so I can plug it into either type of household outlet, but not the lvl2/3 chargers.
I should say that I'm in Canada, and it turns out that here (or maybe just Ontario) we don't get adapters for other charger ports included with the vehicle - I did get adapters so I can plug it into either type of household outlet, but not the lvl2/3 chargers.
Your car can charge just about anywhere with an adapter.
It's the standard now, but only recently. You only need 1, CCS. The other, chadm0 was already uncommon.
Nice car! You will want a J1772 to NACS for public AC charging which is slow but sometimes useful. For fast DC charging you will want a CCS to NACS. Particular for the DC adapter don’t cheap out, get a high quality one they carry a very large amount of power and can be dangerous if under built.
Congratulations 🎉 n the new car!! I wish the paint matched the fenders but it’s an ongoing theme on EV’s unfortunately. Im really considering taking mine to a body shop and telling them what parts I want color matched.
That red looks so good. Congrats on the buy! I have an all white one that's a month old. In the US, they ship with a CCS and J1772 adapter kit, but you can pick them up anywhere online. Probably best to order instead of having the ones Toyota ships because my CCS adapter is kind of fickle. I've seen others say that, too.
This is exactly why I wouldn't want a NACS-native EV at this point in time. It is going to be years before most non-Tesla chargers have NACS chargers.