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Originally Posted by nosnoop
A "global" standard for EV is really not necessary.
How many cars drive across the Atlantic or the Pacific? Hardly any.
Maybe more economical for the manufacturers, but won't benefit car buyers much.
And most cars won't be legal in the foreign country even if they share the same EV plug - headlights, rear turn signal color, rear fog lights etc.
As long as there is a common standard in each continent, it would be fine - unlike electricity and appliance, your car doesn't usually travel out of the continent with you.
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I don't think we are getting to a global standard any time soon. Most folks don't realize that we already have multiple standards in plan, and some of those are unlikely to change any time soon.
- Europe = CCS 2
- China = GB/T
- Japan = CHAdeMO
- United States = NACS (de-facto) with a J1772/CCS 1 remnant.
- Canada = TBD, could stay with CCS 1 or follow US to NACS
Most cars are already architected so that they can accommodate whatever plug is appropriate for the market.