US companies follow Tesla on EV plug design + Scotland publishes new charging vision
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Hello, I’m Tom Riley and welcome back to The Fast Charge, a British EV newsletter.
Top stories in today’s edition… US companies are moving to adopt Tesla’s plug design, Scotland publishes its new charging vision, and the Trade Secretary warns of being over-reliant on China.
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US market follows Tesla on EV plug design
Background: Yes, I know that headline sounds boring, and I know it’s about the US rather than the UK, but this is I feel an important story for the EV world.
Context: As we are all aware, every EV has a charging port. And after the initial models about a decade ago, since November 2017, in Europe, every high-powered DC charger has had to be equipped with an EV connector called the 'Combo 2' (CCS2). This is one that all modern EVs have in the UK and allows one to ch…
