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Originally Posted by Astro
Different pin sizes
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Come on you guys! The idea is for every car to have the same plug even though one car has a 10kW charger and another has a 3kW. And one charge station is hooked to a 30 amp breaker and one is hooked to a 50. Adaptability was needed. And its not good to have a 10kW spark arching across the pins in your car a thousand times every time you plug in. So a relay was needed. It a miracle that the whole world was able to agree on a standard connector so fast. And the pricing is not out of line.
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