On 18th November 2025 VW officially gained access to the Tesla Supercharger network. I purchased a VW NACS adapter at our local VW dealer, which costs $200. I had to go to the dealer to order the adapter, online our local dealer was not listed for some reason. The parts counter got the adapter within 2 days from when I ordered it, availability is good.

You have to follow a strict procedure for charging to work. First activate the session on the Tesla app, then plug the Supercharger cable into the NACS adapter and finally plug the adapter and cable into the ID.4. Session activation is quick, it took less than 5 seconds. If you plug the adapter into the car before activating on the Tesla app it will not work. The VW adapter has latches to keep the adapter and cable secured and in place.

Rates are expensive at 50c per kWh vs 36c for my Tesla at the same station at the same time of day. You can pay a monthly subscription for non Tesla EV’s to get the cost down. We charge at home so the subscription isn’t worth it for us. Rates after 10 pm an before 8 am are much lower to encourage locals to charge off peak.

The ID.4 charge port is at the rear right which means you have too occupy two charging stalls. However the charge port is quite close to the rear so it is not necessary to park awkwardly or close to the charging stall. While I was charging an Acura ZDX arrived and the driver had to park over the line and very very close to the charging stall. I can see equipment getting damaged by some vehicles. That shouldn’t be an issue with the ID.4 it was parked normally within the parking space.

Te charge rate of 42 kW was poor due the battery being at a high state of charge. it took 10 minutes to add about 8%, at a lower state of charge the ID.4 should charge closer to 125 kW.