Kia EV owners are gaining access to more than 16,500 Tesla chargers by the end of the first quarter of the year.

The Kia EV6 and EV9 were supposed to get Tesla Supercharger access this week. That isn't happening, with the rollout pushed to sometime in the first quarter of 2025. Kia is also preparing to launch updated versions of its EV6 and EV9 SUVs,

This will be disappointing news for Kia drivers who are ready to try out the new stations. With Jan. 15 only two days away, some Kia owners took to Reddit today to question whethe

The original plan had Kia joining the network on January 15, 2025, but the automaker confirmed it has pushed that date into early spring.

We were expecting Kia to gain access to Superchargers any day now, but now that access will be delayed until sometime in Q1.