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Was EA using CCS?

Cuz it would’ve been nice to have more options than superchargers. But the SC network is so good now, road trips are a breeze.

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Yes, everyone except Tesla was using CCS. They still are, but might switch by 2025 or whatever. I suspect they’ll have both connectors for awhile, similar to have some DCFC had a CCS and Chademo.

At most EA stations one of them still has chademo. EVgo also still has it.

Chademo is a failed connector in the US that basically only exists for two reasons:

* Nissan leafs still stubbornly only use Chademo for fast charging. Even for the 2024 model!

* Before the CCS1 -> NACS adapter that Tesla made, the only option for Teslas to fast charge was to use the (very expensive) Chademo -> NACS adapter.

It is irrelevant and essentially does not matter or exist.

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