Do all electric cars use the same charging cable? If so, who decided that design? If not, Why?
In: 0
There are multiple competing standards around the world but it is getting better. Generally you can split the technologies into two categories, those that support fast charging and those that do not.
One standard that appears to be “winning” over the others is the CCS2 plug which can be used with normal charging and fast charging, it even comes as the generic delivered plug in Tesla cars in Australia for the last two years. Pretty much all new EVs outside of America have this plug.
We’ve come a long way and new standards are created when the older ones cannot be retrofitted with new features. These can include but are not limited to being able to lock the charger cable into the car whilst charging, accepting AC and DC charge, waterproofing and weather proofing, data provisions through the cable and reverse charging.
Latest Answers