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Re:Volkswagen, Porsche, and Audi finally say they will use T... by ggreer on Wednesday December 20, 2023 @12:40PM (#38711302)
CCS is a worse standard than NACS. The connector is huge. Also CCS locks the cable on both sides (charger and car), so a bad charger or cable can strand your car. NACS locks only on the car side.
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Re:Volkswagen, Porsche, and Audi finally say they will use T... by apexalpha on Wednesday December 20, 2023 @12:51PM (#38711446)
Both have up and downsides to them. The NACS is physically smaller yes, but CCS2 supports 3-phase power, which NACS does not.

In the end the most important thing it that you can charge when you want to. So I'm glad there's now a standard in NA. And congrats to Tesla, they've earned it.

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Re:Volkswagen, Porsche, and Audi finally say they will use T... by sschueller on Wednesday December 20, 2023 @02:51PM (#38712818)
The CCS2 does not have the issues of the CCS1 but is as big that is the only downside. But if you want to fit 3 phase AC charging you need a big plug.
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