Everything about charging electric vehicles
All EV manufacturers provide a cord/connector (called EVSE) that plugs into a standard wall outlet (120 V) on one end and into the car on the other end. Typically, the wall plug end is around 12″ long and the car end is 15-25 feet long. This allows the car to be charged from any standard …
As of this writing, there are over 49,000 public charging stations in the US and Canada (source) with 44,000 Level 2 and 6000 DCFC stations (some locations have both). This does not include the uncountable private and publicly accessible AC electric outlets, any of which, an EV can be charged from.
See What are Level 1, 2, 3 charging? FAQ.
The following diagram shows the main types of charging connectors. Both Level 1 connectors and the NEMA 14-50 connector (2nd Level 2 connector) are standard household US line power plugs. The other Level 2 connectors are the J1772 which is a universal connector that all EVs can use (Teslas come with the necessary adapter), and …
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These levels group the available charging power for the connection. Level 1 and 2 are AC (grid) connections with Level 1 generally being 120 volt and Level 2 being 208/240 volt. Level 3 refers to DC fast charging (DCFC) with voltage and current (i.e., power level) being specific to the car. The following diagram shows …
