The Mechanics of electric car charging

Hugh Sheehy
7 min readJan 29, 2021

……(in Europe and the UK)

Connector Confusion? Not any more!

Looking at electric cars, many people are nervous about complexity with “all the different connectors”. There was definitely a problem in the beginning, but thanks to some unelected EU bureaucrats the whole situation has simplified quite a bit. Plus, what most people don’t know is that modern cars can charge from empty to full in 30–45 minutes (or less) at a dedicated fast charger. Overnight charging is for home.

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Hugh Sheehy

Experienced international business leader. Xoogler. Renaissance man. Optimist with skeptical and ironic tendencies.