The seven-pin port pictured above is used for AC charging into your vehicle. It’s known as a Type 2 connector
Type 2 connectors are compatible with your home charger, public AC charging points and domestic plug sockets
The nine-pin port pictured above is used for rapid DC charging into your vehicle. It’s known as a Combined Charging System (CCS)
The upper half of the rapid DC port is exactly the same as an AC port. The lower half of the rapid DC port features two additional pins that provide high voltage DC electricity into the battery
Featuring a Type 2 connector at both ends of the cable, Mode 3 charging cables enable you to connect your vehicle with professionally-installed home chargers (Wall Box) and public AC charging stations.
One permanently-attached cable connects the charge point to your vehicle
Rapid DC charging points are always tethered
Home chargers can be installed with a tethered cable
An AC socket allows you to connect your own Mode 2 and Mode 3 cables to the charge point when charging in public or at home
For flexibility, home chargers can be installed with an untethered cable