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Re:Opening the North American Charging Standard by xxpor on Friday November 11, 2022 @02:33PM (#33565617)
Ccs1 vs 2 comes down to the fact that the base plug (the ac part) has to be different between the two. Europe supports 3 phase because it's common there, while the NA plug doesn't, because 3 phase is unheard of in residential installations, and it has to support 120 level 1 charging.
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Re:Opening the North American Charging Standard by wilg on Friday November 11, 2022 @02:45PM (#33565784)
Doesn't seem like it has to be different, right? The Tesla/"NACS" plug supports three-phase.
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Re:Opening the North American Charging Standard by mike_d on Friday November 11, 2022 @03:23PM (#33566301)
In the US Tesla uses its own proprietary connector, in Europe they use the Mennekes plug.

Hence why they are calling this the "North American charging standard."

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Re:Opening the North American Charging Standard by Dylan16807 on Friday November 11, 2022 @03:00PM (#33566018)
How? Are you sure?

It has two big power pins, one smaller pin dedicated to ground, and two tiny pins that look completely unsuited for power.

There's a "mobile connector" that can convert 3 phase, but that has an entirely different plug on the wall side.

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Re:Opening the North American Charging Standard by wilg on Friday November 11, 2022 @04:19PM (#33567012)
I think it doesn't actually, nevermind.
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Re:Opening the North American Charging Standard by morio on Friday November 11, 2022 @03:26PM (#33566338)
Huh? CCS1, CCS2 and NACS are DC. You are probably thinking Type 2 (Europe) which is indeed 3 phase and j1772 (US) which is single phase.
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Re:Opening the North American Charging Standard by Dylan16807 on Friday November 11, 2022 @03:46PM (#33566587)
Your distinction doesn't matter. They're talking about the plug/socket shape, which is shared between DC and AC standards.
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Re:Opening the North American Charging Standard by xxpor on Friday November 11, 2022 @06:45PM (#33568332)
Look up the difference between CCS1 and 2. It's just J1772 vs Type 2. The DC part is the same.
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