{"id":20856,"date":"2026-02-20T15:20:04","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T20:20:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/?p=20856"},"modified":"2026-02-20T15:20:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T20:20:04","slug":"nacs-and-ccs1-charging-adapter-options","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/?p=20856","title":{"rendered":"NACS and CCS1 Charging Adapter Options"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>GM-approved charging adapters allow electric vehicles, including 2017-2023 Bolt; 2022-2026 HUMMER EVs; 2023-2026 LYRIQ, BrightDrop; 2024-2026 Blazer EV, Equinox EV, Silverado EV, Sierra EV; 2025-2026 OPTIQ, CELESTIQ, ESCALADE IQ\/IQL; and 2026 VISTIQ models, to charge on a charging standard that differs from that which the vehicle is built, such as charging a LYRIQ with a native CCS1 charging port at a Tesla Supercharger that uses the NACS system.<\/p>\n<p>The North American Charging Standard (NACS\/Tesla) (Fig. 12) and the J1772\/Combined Charging System 1 (CCS1) (Fig. 13) are the two charging standards with available GM-approved charging adapters.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20847\" src=\"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/F12-Bolt-NACS-charging-port.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/F12-Bolt-NACS-charging-port.png 740w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/F12-Bolt-NACS-charging-port-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/F12-Bolt-NACS-charging-port-85x55.png 85w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/F12-Bolt-NACS-charging-port-200x130.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Fig. 12<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-20834\" src=\"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/F13-LYRIQ-CCS-charging-port-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1006\" height=\"671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/F13-LYRIQ-CCS-charging-port-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/F13-LYRIQ-CCS-charging-port-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/F13-LYRIQ-CCS-charging-port-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/F13-LYRIQ-CCS-charging-port-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/F13-LYRIQ-CCS-charging-port-82x55.jpg 82w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/F13-LYRIQ-CCS-charging-port-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/F13-LYRIQ-CCS-charging-port-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/F13-LYRIQ-CCS-charging-port-780x520.jpg 780w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/F13-LYRIQ-CCS-charging-port-1160x774.jpg 1160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1006px) 100vw, 1006px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Fig. 13<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>TIP: <\/strong>Not all adapters, vehicles and chargers are compatible with each other. An adapter may physically connect the vehicle and the charger, but power transfer may not be feasible.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NACS or CCS1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The NACS charging standard combines both alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC) on one set of terminals. The J1772\/CCS1 charging standard employs separate terminals for both AC and DC charging. Checking the terminals is a quick visual method to determine the purpose of any given adapter. (Fig. 14) Attempting to use an adapter improperly may set several DTCs in the vehicle.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-20835\" src=\"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/F14-Charger-GM-PowerShift-AC-Charging-Adapter.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"321\" height=\"163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/F14-Charger-GM-PowerShift-AC-Charging-Adapter.png 201w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/F14-Charger-GM-PowerShift-AC-Charging-Adapter-108x55.png 108w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 321px) 100vw, 321px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Fig. 14<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For diagnosis of a GM OEM charge cord set, refer to Charge Cord Malfunction in the appropriate Service Information.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Charging Adapters for Other Uses<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In addition to EV charging adapters, charge receptacle accessories are available to allow vehicle-to-load (V2L), vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-home (V2H) charging in compatible vehicle applications. Go to to gmenergy.gm.com for information regarding additional charging options.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a quick look at the available GM charging adapters.<\/p>\n<p><strong>GM NACS DC Adapter<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>CCS1 vehicle to NACS DC charger (Fig. 15)<\/li>\n<li>For public charging at specified Tesla Superchargers<\/li>\n<li>Not for use with NACS Level 1\/Level 2 AC \u201chome\u201d chargers. DTCs P1EE6, or P0D3F, P2E85 and P0F71 (P0D3D-11, P0E8B-11 and P0F70-11) may set if connected in this manner.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20836\" src=\"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/F15-Charging-GM-NACS-DC.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"955\" height=\"545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/F15-Charging-GM-NACS-DC.png 955w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/F15-Charging-GM-NACS-DC-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/F15-Charging-GM-NACS-DC-768x438.png 768w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/F15-Charging-GM-NACS-DC-96x55.png 96w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/F15-Charging-GM-NACS-DC-230x130.png 230w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/F15-Charging-GM-NACS-DC-780x445.png 780w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 955px) 100vw, 955px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Fig. 15<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>GM NACS Level 2 Adapter<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>J1772 vehicle to NACS charger (Fig. 16)<\/li>\n<li>For charging at Level 1\/Level 2 \u201chome\u201d chargers<\/li>\n<li>Set Level 2 charger setting to \u201ccompatibility mode.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20837\" src=\"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/F16-Charging-GM-NACS-Level-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"957\" height=\"537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/F16-Charging-GM-NACS-Level-2.png 957w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/F16-Charging-GM-NACS-Level-2-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/F16-Charging-GM-NACS-Level-2-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/F16-Charging-GM-NACS-Level-2-98x55.png 98w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/F16-Charging-GM-NACS-Level-2-740x415.png 740w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/F16-Charging-GM-NACS-Level-2-230x130.png 230w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/F16-Charging-GM-NACS-Level-2-780x438.png 780w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 957px) 100vw, 957px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Fig. 16<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>GM J1772 AC Adapter<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>NACS vehicle to J1772 charger (Fig. 17)<\/li>\n<li>For charging vehicles with a J1772 charger<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20838\" src=\"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/F17-Charging-GM-J1772-AC.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"952\" height=\"537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/F17-Charging-GM-J1772-AC.png 952w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/F17-Charging-GM-J1772-AC-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/F17-Charging-GM-J1772-AC-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/F17-Charging-GM-J1772-AC-98x55.png 98w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/F17-Charging-GM-J1772-AC-230x130.png 230w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/F17-Charging-GM-J1772-AC-780x440.png 780w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 952px) 100vw, 952px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Fig. 17<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>GM CCS1 DC Adapter<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>NACS vehicle to CCS1 DC charger (Fig. 18)<\/li>\n<li>For charging vehicles with a CCS1 DC charger<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20839\" src=\"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/F18-Charging-GM-CCS1-DC.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"955\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/F18-Charging-GM-CCS1-DC.png 955w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/F18-Charging-GM-CCS1-DC-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/F18-Charging-GM-CCS1-DC-768x429.png 768w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/F18-Charging-GM-CCS1-DC-98x55.png 98w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/F18-Charging-GM-CCS1-DC-740x415.png 740w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/F18-Charging-GM-CCS1-DC-230x130.png 230w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/F18-Charging-GM-CCS1-DC-780x436.png 780w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 955px) 100vw, 955px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Fig. 18<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>GM Powershift AC Adapter<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>NACS vehicle to CCS1 charger (Fig. 19)<\/li>\n<li>For AC charging with bi-directional chargers like the GM Energy Powershift Charger<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20840\" src=\"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/F19-Charging-GM-POWERSHIFT-AC.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"956\" height=\"539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/F19-Charging-GM-POWERSHIFT-AC.png 956w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/F19-Charging-GM-POWERSHIFT-AC-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/F19-Charging-GM-POWERSHIFT-AC-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/F19-Charging-GM-POWERSHIFT-AC-98x55.png 98w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/F19-Charging-GM-POWERSHIFT-AC-230x130.png 230w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/F19-Charging-GM-POWERSHIFT-AC-780x440.png 780w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 956px) 100vw, 956px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Fig. 19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>GM customers with questions on adapter usage and EV charging should contact EV Concierge (1-833-64POWER).<\/p>\n<p>For additional information, refer to Bulletin #25-NA-368.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8211; Thanks to Kurtis Hoezee<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GM-approved charging adapters allow electric vehicles, including 2017-2023 Bolt; 2022-2026 HUMMER EVs; 2023-2026 LYRIQ, BrightDrop; 2024-2026 Blazer EV, Equinox EV, Silverado EV, Sierra EV; 2025-2026 OPTIQ, CELESTIQ, ESCALADE IQ\/IQL; and 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