charge your vehicle with a CHAdeMO fast-charging connection at CCS fast-charging stations

Charge your vehicle with a CHAdeMO fast-charging connection at CCS fast-charging stations

Did you know that there is an adapter that you can use to charge your vehicle with a CHAdeMO fast-charging

connection at CCS fast-charging stations?

The CCS charging connection has become the fast-charging standard in Europe.

It could therefore become increasingly difficult for e-mobility drivers with a CHAdeMO fast-charging connection

to find a charging station with a CHAdeMO connection. Although there will be a peak of 4,000 CHAdeMO charging points in 2024,

the number of CCS charging stations has increased many times over from 2018 to 2024.

With the CHAdeMO adapter, you have the option of charging your e-cars with a CHAdeMO connection at the CCS charging station.

This affects around 25,000 electric vehicles and 40,000 plug-in hybrid vehicles in Germany alone. You can easily connect the adapter

between your electric car and the charging plug. The adapter is basically a computer that translates the charging protocol of the CCS charging station into that of your CHAdeMO connection like an interpreter.

The plug contacts are locked during charging, preventing accidental disconnection.

However, you should stay with your vehicle while charging so that no one else ends your charging process or even steals your adapter,

as the lock can easily be released by pressing a button.

A major challenge of the CHAdeMO adapter is compatibility with different types of charging stations and electric cars,

as the software is not yet completely reliable. It is therefore possible that the charging process does not start as quickly or does not start at all. In this case, you should try again or change the charging station.

However, the software problems are becoming less and less with ongoing updates.