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EV owners: what cables are standard at charging stations? (self.australia)

submitted 1 year ago by ozzah to c/australia

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We're just in the market for a new car and looking to get an EV.

One of the optional extras is a very expensive 6m Mode 3 Type 2 400V 16A 11kW IEC 3P cable "for public charging stations".

I assumed the cables were already there are the charging stations, like the hoses at the petrol bowser?

Should we purchase this cable, or is it unnecessary? We don't have a fast charger at home so, for the time being, we're just planning to charge off the (included) 240V 10A cable at home.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

DC fast chargers, like superchargers, have attached cables. They kind of have to, nobody's going to carry around a 300 amp cable. They're heavy and bulky.

AC chargers, which are in the 10 to 32 amp range, sometimes have attached cables. The ones that don't just have a type 2 port, so you need your own type 2 cable.

They're a handy thing to have sometimes. You can always get one later if you need it.