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Originally Posted by Pictor

Why are there suddenly so many uninformed comments here. Ah, front page news bringing in folks. Welcome and grab a seat.

No standards? ISO-15118 (look it up) Yes, there are several plugs globally but in the EU there is one standard for DCFC which is CCS2, in the US it's CCS1. The SC network in the EU also uses CCS2. NACS is not yet a standard — yet. And the plug doesn't solve any problems other than it's a smaller handle. Most of the world uses ISO-15118 as a communication standard. Take a look at https://www.charin.global/community/ to get insight into the members who help define the standards - BMW is a founding member and the guys who run the SC network are there too.

There needs to be a standard on the charge port location. Like in gas cars? The Germans are the only ICE manufacturers that I've seen do this with their cars. American cars use all sorts of locations including hidden behind license plates if you go back a few decades. What side should the charger be on for a global car? Remember there are RHD and LHD cars. People want street side parking and charge at the same time. Sure you can standardize on the front or rear and there are tradeoffs with those locations as well. Think about towing, bike racks, accessible considerations, etc. This is not the biggest problem but it will improve as EVs move to bespoke platforms.

States asking people not to charge their EVs? References please. But In 2021 CA did ask people to conserve power during peak times which is typically in the afternoon and early evening. [...]

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