I was watching this person’s videos on the matter. And was wondering what your experience has been with EVs and your opinion on the different connectors?
I was watching this person’s videos on the matter. And was wondering what your experience has been with EVs and your opinion on the different connectors?
TC’s video is specifically about North America, particularly the US. Here, we currently have 3 (well, 3.5) connectors. They are Chademo, j1772/CCS, and Tesla.
Chademo is already dead on new cars, and was never very widely adopted. Tesla is of course the connector used on most Teslas. J1772 (Level 1/2 AC) and CCS (Level 3 DC Fast) charging connectors are used on everything else. J1772 is electrically compatible with level 1/2 Tesla, requiring only dumb/passive adapters. CCS and Tesla supercharger is more difficult. This is the standard for almost all new EVs that aren’t Tesla.
BUT, there been a more recent development! The Tesla connector has been standardized as the North American Charging Standard (NACS). Most major manufacturers have already signed on.
Which means aside from a transition period with adapters, the future here is a clear standardization on NACS.
ETA: He also has a later video where he covers why that ends up being a good thing.