WHAT CONNECTORS DO YOU HAVE AT BRAINTREE ELECTRIC FORECOURT®?
We have three different sorts of connector at Braintree, which safely facilitate the charging of every EV currently on the market.
1. Type 2 AC Connector
The Type 2 plug is a seven-pin charge connector. It is now the fastest and most common AC connector available and universally accepted. Almost all EVs and PHEVs can use Type 2 AC connectors for charging. Because of this, most EVs come with a Type 2 compatible connector cable.
2. CHAdeMO DC Connector
This type of connector supplies DC Charging from 6kW all the way up to 150 kW and is typically used (but not exclusively) by Japanese manufacturers like Mitsubishi and Nissan. We have this on our DC high power 90kW chargers.
3. CCS DC Connector
The SAE COMBO (CCS) is compatible with the high power 90kW and 350kW chargers at the GRIDSERVE Electric Forecourt® and is the most popular charge connector in Europe (now standardised by the EU). The CCS is an enhanced version of the Type 2 plug that combines two DC pins arranged below the Type 2 AC connector, with a power rating between 50kW-350 kW.
The CCS connector on your car is effectively two sockets in one and will often have two separate dust caps over the connecters. At home or on slower AC public chargers, you’ll use the socket's top section with a Type 2 cable.
When you are high power charging at a GRIDSERVE location, you’ll uncover the second section to reveal two bigger pins that allow a DC high power connector to be plugged in. It is the combination of the two sections that will enable you to charge at the fastest possible speed. Although, your car's battery specifications ultimately determine the rate of your charge.
Please also note that the Tesla Superchargers on the site at Braintree have CCS connectors, and if your Tesla is not equipped with this, you can still charge here, but at the AC 22kW charge points. It’s also worth noting that Tesla with CCS connectors can charge at the GRIDSERVE 350kWh or 90kW high power chargers,