It’s not the connector that’s the problem with EA stations and the like, it’s the total absence of maintenance. I for one appreciate CCS1 and J1772’s simplicity of implementation. NACS was designed by a marketing team which means far more complexity behind the scenes. They’ve done well keeping their stations running but the pins and sockets only matter for the sales brochure.
And then kill their charger standards. Fuck their licensing fees
Are you talking about the charging port (NACS)?
If so, it tells me you likely have never used an EV extensively in North America. CCS1 is complete ass and NACS rocks it in basically every way.
And to be fair, last I checked there wasn’t any licensing fees.
Yea I think within the last year or so the fee was removed.
No, that was almost a decade ago.
It’s not the connector that’s the problem with EA stations and the like, it’s the total absence of maintenance. I for one appreciate CCS1 and J1772’s simplicity of implementation. NACS was designed by a marketing team which means far more complexity behind the scenes. They’ve done well keeping their stations running but the pins and sockets only matter for the sales brochure.
CCS1 is HUGE and heavy, already causing issues wearing out charge ports.
I’m sure people could imement it nicer but NACS’ form factor is just plain better.
It’s an open SAE standard now. No licensing fees.
https://www.sae.org/news/press-room/2023/06/sae-international-announces-standard-for-nacs-connector