Tesla's NACS To CCS1 Adapter Works Great, But Has One Flaw (Updated) UPDATE - Some models of Lectron's unofficial third-party NACS to CCS1 adapter have a major safety issue. By Wade Malone Charging - Apr 15 2024 -
Electrify America, EVgo Ban The Use Of Non-OEM Adapters Both companies cite safety as the reason they don't allow 3rd party adapters to be used. By Tom Moloughney Charging - Aug 23 2023 -
Lucid Appears Reluctant To NACS, Needs High-Voltage Version The company uses a 900 V battery system and needs 1,000 V DC fast chargers. By Mark Kane Charging - Jun 21 2023 -
Texas Will Require NACS-Compatability To Get Public Funding For Chargers The federal requirements for the charging infrastructure include only CCS1-compatibility. By Mark Kane Charging - Jun 21 2023 -
Tesla Cut Price Of CCS Combo 1 Adapter By 30% To $175 The device enables users to charge Tesla electric cars using third-party charging networks. By Mark Kane Charging - Feb 19 2023 -
Tesla Model S With CCS1 Adapter: Almost As Fast As Supercharging? We compare the one-off modified CCS1 adapter tested at an Electrify America station with V3 Supercharging. By Mark Kane Charging - Dec 30 2021 -
Charging Tesla Model S Via CCS At Electrify America Is Fast, Cheap Supercharger V2.5. With a modified CCS adapter, the 2,000-mile trip was completed without a glitch. By Mark Kane Charging - Dec 29 2021 -
Report: Tesla CCS1 Adapter Works In NA, But Only With Newer Cars The 2021.40.6 software update shows whether the CCS adapter support is "Enabled" or "Not installed." By Mark Kane Charging - Dec 23 2021 -
Report: Tesla CCS1 Adapter From South Korea Does Not Work In US ...at least not yet, according to tests conducted with a Tesla Model 3. By Mark Kane Charging - Nov 6 2021 -
Tesla CCS1 Adapter Tests Reveals Real Charging Power Levels The adapter was tested with a few models and at several chargers. By Mark Kane Charging - Oct 26 2021 -
Industry Develops 3.75 MW Charging System For EV Trucks The goal is to charge large battery packs in 15-20 minutes. By Mark Kane Charging - Sep 27 2021 -
CCS Combo Charging Standard Map: See Where CCS1 And CCS2 Are Used CharIn's recommendation for the untapped markets is to go with CCS2. By Mark Kane Charging - Feb 15 2021 -
Incredible Electric Ferry Fast Charges Using 26 Plugs Simultaneously, But Why? Once visiting a charging station, it takes all the plugs at once for itself! Deal with it. By Mark Kane Boats - Jan 16 2021 -
Tesla CCS1 Adapter For Proprietary Charging Inlet Is Coming ...but for now, the unofficial sources indicate only in South Korea. What about North America? By Mark Kane Charging - Dec 16 2020 -
Several Megawatt Charging System Connectors Were Tested At NREL The new Megawatt Charging System (MCS) is expected to allow EV charging at 1+ MW. By Mark Kane Charging - Oct 23 2020 -
Nissan Ariya Electric Crossover: Everything We Know Attractive, long-range and powerful. Meet the upcoming Nissan Ariya. By Mark Kane Everything We Know - Jul 19 2020 -
Nissan Transitions To CCS For US And Europe, Dealing CHAdeMO A Fatal Blow What many have called inevitable has finally happened By Tom Moloughney Charging - Jul 15 2020 -
HUBER+SUHNER Introduces RADOX HPC500 For Charging At Up to 500 kW The HPC500 can withstand continuous charging at up to 500 A (500 kW at 1,000 V) even at +50°C temperature. By Mark Kane Charging - May 15 2020 -
There Is No Such Thing As A Level 3 EV Charger: Video Officially, we are using only Level 1 or Level 2 in North America. By Mark Kane Charging - Dec 16 2019 -
ITT Cannon Presents Liquid-Cooled HPC Plug For 500A At 1,000V It seems that the plugs and cables will not be a bottleneck to ultra-fast charging by any means. By Mark Kane Charging - Oct 23 2019 -
CharIN Develops Super Powerful Charger With Over 2 MW Of Power The High Power Charging for Commercial Vehicles (HPCCV) will be CCS compliant and ready for more than 2 MW of power. By Mark Kane Charging - Sep 26 2019 -
CharIN Starts Development Of Fast Charging Beyond 1 MW It seems that the 350 kW at 800 V is not even close to what the heavy duty charges will provide. 1 MW is equal to 1,000 kW or a few hundred households. By Mark Kane Charging - Feb 27 2019 -
European CCS (Type 2 / Combo 2) Conquers World - CCS Combo 1 Exclusive To North America The CharIN, recommends a harmonized CCS connector approach per geographical region - the Combo 1 (J1772) for North America, Combo 2 (Type 2) elsewhere By Mark Kane Charging - Jan 23 2018 -
Phoenix Contact Debuts CCS Connector For 500A, 500 kW Charging Possible The latest and greatest high power connector for the Combined Charging System (CCS) is made by Phoenix Contact, for power of up to 500 kW! By Mark Kane Charging - Dec 13 2017 -
