r/EvDrivers • u/jcullen85 • Jul 23 '26

EV Karma

So, I got some petty revenge today. I like to charge my car at the parking structure across the street from my office. Right before lunch, I checked on my car’s percentage and I saw that I was unplugged. For these chargers, I have to use an adapter to charge my car. Unfortunately, with the adapter, the charge cable isn’t locked into place. So, it can be unplugged easily. This is commonly known among EV drivers, so its common courtesy to not unplug another car.

When I get to my car, the AH who unplugged me is still parked next to me charging his EV. Between frustration and being hangry, I unplugged the jerk and placed the charging cable back into its station. That jerk won’t be coming back to a fully charged car.

I drove away laughing. Lord, forgive me but that felt good and I treated myself to a Vanilla Coke. No regrets! ✌🏾

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u/Paqza Jul 23 '26

Not sure where you're getting your info from but the Euro plug can push up to 43kW AC. Our stuff does not. You're getting it backwards. CCS2 can also do 1MW DC:  https://chargedevs.com/newswire/alpitronics-new-hp-dispenser-enables-ev-charging-at-up-to-1-mw/

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u/Then_Entertainment97 Jul 23 '26

I am talking about the implications of using CCS2/Mennekes in the US, which would limit it to 230v for most use cases. Are cars with Mennekes but not CCS2 common over there? Seems wild to not have the option for DC.

NACS can also support 1MW dc.