ChargePoint has a brand new EV connector designed to work with “any” EV, no matter its charging structure with out requiring drivers to have a specialised adapter. In a press launch asserting the event, ChargePoint stated Omni Port is “designed to help autos which are already on the highway in addition to EVs coming to market.”
ChargePoint stated it would start rolling out Omni Port to pick out new fashions of its AC and DC charging stations for free of charge. The know-how can be retrofitted into present ChargePoint stations at an unspecified, “nominal” price. To make use of Omni Port, prospects can enter their automobile mannequin into the ChargePoint app or decide the suitable connector from the charging station display if they do not use the app.
The US would not have a proper normal for electrical automobile charging, however informally, Tesla’s North American Charging Normal (NACS) has turn into on the manufacturing aspect. ChargePoint rolling out help for the NACS connector in 2023.