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It’s been a long time since Nissan introduced a new electric vehicle. Given the popularity of its beautiful Leaf, other people were naturally excited before the day they announced their new high-end Ariya crossover SUV. But there’s something else drivers interested in.
Nissan has abandoned the CHAdeMO connector on the Leaf in favor of a combined load formula (CCS) outlet.
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If you are not aware of the charging of your electric vehicle, CHAdeMO and CCS do much of the same work, which is to supply a fast charging connector for your electric car. Learn more about CHAdeMO here and CCS here.
In practice, there is no genuine merit to one over the other: their popularity and availability of compatible charging stations vary worldwide.
In the UK, it matters a lot. According to Zap-Map, there are as many CHAdeMO loading issues as CCS.
In the United States, it’s a story, where there are only a few more CHAdeMO locations in the country. However, when it comes to genuine connectors, CCS outperforms CHAdeMO by a decent margin. As of June 2020, there were 5,106 CCS connectors in the United States, compared to just 3,993 CHAdeMO outlets.
However, the vital caveat here is that CCS is developing rapider and is backed by more vehicle brands than CHAdeMO. When the Nissan Leaf was first launched 10 years ago, CCS still 3 years after its release. As such, for DC fast charging, there is only one genuine option.
In addition, CHAdeMO was developed with the participation of many Japanese manufacturers. Nissan is originally from Japan and has therefore followed the example of this standard.
Over time, it seems that the SCC will be the popular dominant in the United States and Europe. Even though any of the connectors are now very popular, Nissan is helping to give its cars more practical long-term away from CHAdeMO. It’s great to think that cars will be less difficult to carry with this wise decision.
HT – InsideEVs
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