1y ago

SAE's NACS certification is ready, and it’ll fix every EV charging problem at once

SAE has finalized its NACS certification effort, and the new standard promises to fix a *lot* of the current issues with EV charging.

I hate that the title for the article claims "every problem" but I wanted to hear other users thoughts on this article

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Higher powered vehicles will need a NACS port and a type 2 port for three phase charging, then?
- I think they were saying nacs can handle more than what Tesla was using
- Here in North America we don't do three phase charging, we only really have single phase and DC charging. Other than the Nissan Leaf, pretty much every recent vehicle with DC fast charging uses CCS Type 1, which is essentially J1772 (a 5-pin AC connector) with two extra DC pins at the bottom. NACS/Tesla basically combines the DC pins with the two AC pins, so the port can be smaller.
- From what I understood it was the same plug. Just dispersing different current/voltage. Didn't think it was 2 plugs. Someone with more knowledge may confirm

So the Americans are following Tesla. Big deal.
- Sort of, the article states they are following the EU and China as well. Aiming to bring a universal port/plug that will work for business and consumers across all size platforms

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