Different Types of EV Charging Connectors That You Need to Know

The outlet of your charging station must match the plug on your car whether you prefer to charge your electric vehicle at your home, at work, or at any public station.
To be more precise, the charging cable that links your car to the charging station needs to have proper plugs on both ends. There is 2 alternating current (AC) plug types that allow charging up to the power of 43 kW and 2 direct currents (DC) connector types that allow fast charging at the rating of 350 kW.
Car charging cables frequently contain 2 connectors, similar to any phone charging cords, with one plugging into the vehicle socket end and the other into the actual charge station.
Depending on the vehicle make and model, as well as the power rating (“speed”) of a charge station, a different type of connector is required.
- The majority of slow/fast charge outlets have a Type 2 socket, and electric vehicles may either have a Type 1 or Type 2 socket for slow/speedy charging. On rare occasions, they will be connected by a cable.
- The majority of EV drivers buy a portable charging cable that will match their vehicle’s Type 1 or Type 2 socket so they may charge on any public networks
- Most slow/quick charging points will use a Type 2 socket. Seldom will they have a certain cable attached instead. All DC types of speedy charging stations have a cable attached.
From Jucer, you can get both type 1 and type 2 charger for all models of electric vehicles.
How do you know which type of connector will be for your electric vehicle uses?
Although there are lot to learn, however, actually it is rather easy. All electric vehicles use the connector that is the industry standard in their target divisions, for level 1 and level 2 charging for:
- North America
- Europe
- China
- Japan
All of its vehicles, with the exception of one well-known EV model, come with an adaptor cable to power with the industry norm. There are a few additional electric car types that can use these Level 1 or Level 2 charging stations, but they will need to utilise an adaptor that may be acquired from a third-party seller.
The most popular EV brand has a private network of Supercharger stations meant for DC fast charging that are exclusively accessible to those vehicles; no adaptor will function at these stations because there is an authentication requirement.
Almost all foreign electric vehicles utilise the CCS charging standard, whereas just a few Japanese automobiles use the Japanese standard CHAdeMO.
There are smartphone apps that list all of the publicly accessible EV charging stations and indicate the plug type or connector, such as JuiceNet software.
There is no need to worry if you are interested in charging your electric car at home and are worried about the many EV charging port types.
Every charging station in your area will have the same type of connector that your EV does. That will be the J1772 in North America and the Type 2 in Europe.