Most manufacturers will supply - either as standard, or as an optional extra - a cable with a three-pin plug so you can use a regular home socket to charge an EV. As we've said, using a 13amp ...

Essentially it combines the heavy duty 2-pin DC socket with either the 7-pin Type 2 (CCS Combo 2) or 5-pin Type 1 fixing, with the DC connector sitting below these AC plugs. When you want to top ...

The Tesla and CHAdeMO plugs are not to scale, but the CCS Type 1 and J1772 plugs are both shown at the same scale. Level 1 and level 2 chargers both use the same plug, the SAE J1772.