Electric Vehicle Connectors

Electric Vehicle Charging Connectors

Connector-Tech ALS can supply various electric vehicle charging connectors from a number of manufacturers such as Phoenix Contact and PCE.

If you're looking to install a home charging setup, using either a 16 Amp or 32 Amp solution, cable plugs and switched interlock socket outlets from PCE can be viewed in the product section below.

Below is an overview of the current technology. To order or for more information, please contact us.

Charging Rates

Level 1	240V	1.4kW	7.5-15km/hour of charging
Level 2	240V	3.3kW-6.6kW	18-40km/hour of charging
Level 2 Fast	415V	7.4kW-22kW	45-140km/hour of charging
Level 3	DC Fast Charger		420km/hour of charging

Mode

The mode as it refers to this application describes the communication protocol used between the Electric Vehicle and the charging system. This protocol is critical to ensure safety across global applications for each of the three standards: Mode 1, Mode 2 and Mode 3, respectively.

Connector Types

Type 1
The Type 1 plug standard is now superseeded by Type 2, but was used throughout the Australian charging station network and was designed to suit some vehicles from Europe and most vehicles from Japan and the USA. A selection of Australian-delivered vehicles that are compatible with the Type 1 connector is included below:

BMW i3 and i8 (2017 740e, X5 xDrive40e)
Holden Volt
Mitsubishi Outlander
Nissan Leaf

Type 2
The Type 2 connector is the most common used by manufacturers such as BMW, BYD, Mercedes Benz, Porsche and Tesla Motors in the Model S, Model X, Model Y and Model 3. This connector uses a 7 pin configuration in either AC or DC applications depending on the vehicle and the capabilities of the charging station. At each of the 100+* Tesla Superchargers in Australia, 320km of range can be available in 15 minutes.
_{*Correct as of 11/07/2025 | www.tesla.com/en_AU/supercharger}

Type 3
A single- and three-phase connector standard. No longer used as it has been superseded by shutter-equipped Type 2 plugs such as those from PCE to make the live components finger-proof.

Type 4 CHAdeMO EV Charging Plug
This plug type was developed in Japan by the CHAdeMO association which takes its name from an abbreviation of an anglicised pun for the Japanese expression to ‘have a cup of tea while charging’: ‘charge de move’. The primary design considerations where to reduce the potential safety risks of DC current while providing a rapid charging solution (up to 62.5kW DC). Japanese manufacturers Mitsubishi, Nissan and Toyota employ the CHAdeMo type connector.

SAE Combo EV Plug
One of our leading suppliers, Phoenix Contact, co-developed a combination of both the Type 2 and CHAdeMO plug standards in concert with the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) which provides both AC and DC charging. The take up of this type which is known as the Combined Charging System (CCS) and can charge at up to 90kw has already proven enthusiastic in Europe.
The University of Queensland Veefill charger offers both CHAdeMO or CCS standards.