3 ms·

> Now that the charger standard is open […] For anyone curious, this will be SAE J3400 when finalized: * https://www.sae.org/standards/content/j3400/ https://

> Now that the charger standard is open […] For anyone curious, this will be SAE J3400 when finalized: * https://www.sae.org/standards/content/j3400/ https://www.sae.org/standards/content/j3400/ * https://driveelectric.gov/charging-connector https://driveelectric.gov/charging-connector Previously the open standard was SAE J1772 / IEC 62196 Type 2: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAE_J1772 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAE_J1772 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_2_connector https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_2_connector

WorldMaker 2y ago
The IEC 62196 Type 2 connector is the European connector and still standard in Europe. It is different from the CCS Type 1 connector that has been used in North America, also known as the SAE J1772 Type 1 "Combo" connector as it was also standardized originally in North America under SAE J1772. Wikipedia doesn't have a separate page for the "Combo" connector and mentions it in the SAE J1772 page instead. (The base Type 1 is the Level 1/Level 2 charger and the "Combo" Type 1 is the combined one with AC plugs.) It's very useful to note that the North American SAE Type 1 "Combo" connector and the European IEC Type 2 connector have surprisingly different form factors with the SAE one being bulkier by quite a bit. That too was a factor in NACS getting fast tracked for standardization. (It's the least bulky of the three hardware designs.)