General Motors will adopt the North American Charging Standard (NACS) in 2025, but you won't find the Tesla-designed port on the 2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ.
During a preview event last week, Carscoops talked to chief engineer Mandi Damman about charging. She said working on the Escalade IQ was the "job of a lifetime" because the company was reinventing an icon.
However, due to timing, the Escalade IQ will come with a Combined Charging System (CCS) port when it goes on sale next summer. That's less than ideal, but GM announced plans to introduce NACS in June, so there wasn't enough time to integrate the port into the luxury SUV.
2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ Sport
Damman said buyers will get a NACS adapter that will allow them to use Tesla Superchargers, thanks to a recent agreement between the automakers. As for when the Escalade IQ will get a NACS port, she couldn't say because the announcement is so recent that an exact date hasn't been set. As a result, it remains unclear whether the port will be added shortly after launch or sometime later.
In the meantime, the Escalade IQ's CCS port will allow the model to receive up to 100 miles (161 km) of range in as little as 10 minutes using a DC fast charger. At home, the 7.7 kW dual-level charging cable can deliver 14.8 miles (23.8 km) of range for every hour it's plugged into a 240V outlet. This increases to approximately 37 miles (59.5 km) per hour when using a 19.2 kW charger.
