Charging connectors fall into two groups: those built for EVs, and ordinary power outlets you can charge from with the right cable.

• Type 2 is the European standard, single-phase or three-phase, up to 22 kW on public AC posts and home chargers. Virtually every new EV sold in Europe uses it.
• CCS2 is the DC rapid connector, a Type 2 shape with two extra pins below. Its cable is permanently attached to the charger, so there is nothing to buy. Some older Japanese cars use CHAdeMO instead.
• Type 1 is the older single-phase inlet on earlier Asian and American models, including the Sunderland-built first-generation Nissan Leaf and the pre-2022 Outlander PHEV, up to 7.4 kW. A Type 2 to Type 1 cable covers public posts.
• Type 3 was a shuttered socket fitted to charging posts rather than cars. Some older French and Italian posts still have one.
• Type G, the British three-pin socket, charges at up to 13A, around 2.8 kW. On the continent you meet the Schuko socket, good for 16A and 3.7 kW.
• Blue CEE, the 16A commando socket on campsite hook-up posts, gives 3.7 kW.
• Red CEE is three-phase, 11 kW at 16A and 22 kW at 32A, found in workshops, farm buildings and event sites.

Every Voldt® portable charger has adjustable current and a thermal sensor in the plug.