CCS has won out as the charging standard in North America. Virtually all the reporting around the change has completely misunderstood what's going on.
CCS can handle 500 KW
The latest revision of the CCS plug standard supports up to 1,500 volts and 800 amps for DC charging, which is a maximum of 1.2 megawatts.
NACS can handle 1MW
I'd like to see a charger with a NACS plug delivering 1MW today. Show me one.
If it helps, here's a charger with CCS type 2 combo plugs that can deliver 720 kW.
and does so at higher max powers
It doesn't. The current revision of the CCS plugs and inlets rates them for 1,500 volts and 800 amps for DC charging, a maximum 1.2 megawatts.
400 kW CCS chargers are already deployed by charging networks. Tesla's fastest chargers are 250 kW.
as well as being lighter
The weight is less to do with the plug and more to do with the cable. Longer, thicker cables weigh more. To get high power charging with lighter cables the two choices are to run them at higher current than they're rated for or to use liquid cooled cabling.
How small is the adapter?
An example CCS adapter looks this big.
It's the protocols used to communicate between the car and the charging infrastructure for things like billing, AC/DC setup, etc..
All of which will be the Combined Charging System with Tesla's plug on the end.
You believe you're disagreeing with me but in reality you're agreeing with me.
The German automaker is the latest to adopt Tesla’s North American Charging Standard, bringing Elon Musk’s company one step closer to total charging dominance.
This is a pathetically narrow perspective. It's not a "charging standard", it's a plug on the end of a cable. That "total charging dominance" doesn't look so amazing when the plug will be used in three countries at best. And it's even funnier when most of the cars Tesla sells don't use the Tesla plug.
The reality is that all chargers in North America will be CCS chargers with Tesla's plug on the end. That's how they will work with all brands. The Combined Charging System is what has won out in North America.
But if you want to see the world's best EV chargers deployed in the field, go to Europe. Europe does EV infrastructure better.
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What does comparing the price of Zoe to the Model 3 have to do with anything?
You were the one who wanted to have a whinge about the price of cars. The Zoe is cheaper whether you like or not.
You're just misunderstanding the practical realities of the field
Sure, kid. I'm imaging all the public AC charge points and the cost effectiveness of their deployment.
There's really no need to further embarrass yourself. You've lost enough face.
An Ada exception is when a routine gets in trouble and says 'Beam me up, Scotty'.