Type I (J1772 – 5 pin) Connector – A single phase vehicle coupler.

Type II (Mennekes – 7 pin) Connector A single and three phase vehicle coupler.

AC LEVEL 1 CHARGING
Provides charging through a 120 Volt (V) AC plug and needs an electrical installation. Based on the type of car and battery, AC level 1 offer an extra 3-5 miles of range for the electric car per hour of charging time. The AC level 1 is used when there is only 120V outlet available for charging purposes. You can replenish 40 miles of electric range by charging your car for 8 hours using the 120V!

AC LEVEL 2 CHARGING
This level of charging offers charge through 240V (typically in residential areas) or 208V (in commercial area). It requires installation of home or public electric car charging equipment and a dedicated circuit of 20-10 amps. This option can operate up to 80 amps and 19.2kW but most residential properties will mostly prefer to operate at a lower power of (30 amps to deliver 7.2 kW of power). A dedicated 40 amp circuit is required here for this kind of power. Many homes have 240V service available thus they will commonly be installed for electrical vehicles owners’homes. AC level 2 equipment uses similar connector on the electric car just like that of level 1. Depending on the type of car and capacity of circuit, AC level 2 boosts 10-20 miles of range pin every hour of charging time.

Various types of electric and hybrid car charging leads are present in the market today due to the high demand of electric vehicles and this facilitate the charging of the electric and plug-in hybrid cars. Charging leads for both the plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and all-electric vehicles are basically classified by the rate at which batteries are charged. Periods when the battery is charged depends on: how exhausted the battery is, the amount of energy it holds and type of battery. The charging times thus ranges from 15 minutes to over 20 hours.

TYPE 1 ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING LEADS- (J1772 – 5 PIN)CONNECTOR
J1772 TO 62196-2 16A ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGER LEAD / PLUG
This charging lead charges your electric car from public charging station or a dedicated charge point at your home.

Electric cars compatible with these leads are- Renault Kangoo, Ford Focus EV, Fisker Kama, Chevrolet Volt, Toyota Prius Plug in Hybrid, Vauxhall Ampera, Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, Nissan Leaf, Citroen C-Zero, Ford C-MAX Energi, Nissan e-NV200, Peugeot iON, Peugeot Galicia. Various cable lengths and colours exist where one can choose from.

J1772 to 62196-2 16A Electric Vehicle Charging Lead are safe to use as it offers protection against shock and is safe to use it even in wet conditions. The connection 5 pins are located in the inside compartment thus no physical access to the pins. It has a detection pin attached to a switch which is triggered upon the disconnect button.