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Re:Volkswagen, Porsche, and Audi finally say they will use T... by ClassyJacket on Wednesday December 20, 2023 @04:09PM (#38713678)
It is a horrible, heavy connector.
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Re:Volkswagen, Porsche, and Audi finally say they will use T... by rekoil on Wednesday December 20, 2023 @05:11PM (#38714316)
It's big, but it really doesn't matter in practice. Yes, J1772 looks nicer and is easier to handle, but it can't pump as much wattage as CCS2, and in the end that's watt (:P) matters.
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Re:Volkswagen, Porsche, and Audi finally say they will use T... by keep_reading on Thursday December 21, 2023 @12:46PM (#38723839)
It matters when it's -20C and the cable can't bend
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Re:Volkswagen, Porsche, and Audi finally say they will use T... by rekoil on Friday December 22, 2023 @01:31PM (#38737002)
Honestly hasn't been an issue to me.

I'd also like to point out that that's really only true with cables designed to carry currents that can't be supported by J1772 anyway...

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