Charging cable connector types

Electric vehicle charging cable connector types

Electric vehicle charging cable connector types vary from manufacturer to manufacturer. There is no one universal connector.

The list shows connector plug designs, connector names and some of the vehicles that use each connection type. This is not a definitive list of connector types or compatible vehicle manufacturers/brands.

Please seek specific information about connectors for electric vehicles from respective manufacturers.

Connector information from electricheaven.nz by Sigurd Magnusson

Table illustrating different EV connectors

Plug design	Name	Vehicles
	Combined Charging System (CCS)	Audi BMW Mini Jaguar i-Pace Kia Soul EV Hyundai Ioniq Hyundai Kona Mercedes EQC MG ZS Tesla Model 3 VW eGolf
	Type 2 – also known as “Mennekes” or “IEC 62196”	Audi BMW Mini Jaguar i-Pace Kia Niro EV Kia Soul EV Hyundai Ioniq Hyundai Kona Mercedes EQC Renault Kangoo Renault Zoe Tesla Model S Tesla Model 3 Tesal Model X VW eGolf
	CHAdeMO	BMW i3 Kia Soul EV Nissan Leaf Nissan eNV200 Mitsubishi iMiev
	Type 1 – also known as “SAE J1772”	Audi A3 e-tron Holden Volt Kia Soul EV Nissan Leaf Nissan eNV200 Mitsubishi iMiev
	Commando

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Below are photographs of different connector types.