Video describing charging standards

Discussion in 'General' started by electriceddy, Dec 16, 2019.

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  2. davidtm

    davidtm Active Member

    This is timely for me. I just learned of the option to select connection types when searching for EV chargers in Google Maps. They list CCS Combo 1 and CCS Combo 2 in the options. I chose both options, but I am unsure if only one or both should work on my Niro EV.
     
  3. ericy

    ericy Well-Known Member

    Type 1 is really North America. Type 2 is Europe. Which oversimplifies a lot, but in any one country you will only find one or the other.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combined_Charging_System#Global_acceptance

    The main difference is that in Europe, they support using 3-phase power for AC charging, so the basic J plug needed 2 more connectors, and it needed to be made larger to account for this. By the time this design change was being made, the type-1 was already deployed in enough places in the U.S. that they decided to stick with that, and very few homes in the U.S. have 3-phase power.
     
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  4. hobbit

    hobbit Well-Known Member

  5. So, here's a new installation here in NZ with (2) Type 2 and (1) Type 1. Australia has even more of a mix from what I've seen.

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