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In the EU the standard connector is IEC 62196 Type 2 aka CCS. All the public chargers I've seen have either the AC (aka Type 2) version, or the AC and DC (aka C
by fy20 5y ago
In the EU the standard connector is IEC 62196 Type 2 aka CCS. All the public chargers I've seen have either the AC (aka Type 2) version, or the AC and DC (aka CCS) version plus CHAdeMO. Even Tesla uses that for their cars and superchargers in Europe.
- post_break 5y agoI mean it's not like they had a choice in the matter. Weren't they forced by law to use that connector? If not then it would have been market share I can only assume.
- rcMgD2BwE72F 5y agoI rented a Renault Zoe for a week, last May in Dordogne (a nice French southwest department). I charged the car wherever I spent the night. At a hotel, there was 2 Tesla Destination chargers: one had a small "for Tesla" plate and the other was "for EV". The "for EV" connector was identical to the one for Tesla (Type 2 I guess). Both worked with the Zoe and I managed to make a full charge (~400km) in about 2-3 hours. I didn't pay a dime. The experience was much better than with AC public charging stations where I paid 5€ for roughly the same energy and had to use a ChargeMap card (from the Zoe owner).
- rcMgD2BwE72F 5y agoTesla sold in China have two plugs, too https://mashable.com/article/tesla-dual-gb-charge-port-china https://mashable.com/article/tesla-dual-gb-charge-port-china