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CCS2, Type 2, Bharat DC: the connector guide
Which plug fits your EV, which is genuinely fast, and which you'll actually meet on an Indian highway.
Connector confusion is the last thing standing between a lot of people and their first EV. It's simpler than the acronyms make it look. Here's the honest field guide.
The four you'll meet
CCS2
The highway fast-charging standard for most new Indian EVs. If your car's new, it's almost certainly this.
Type 2
The everyday AC plug — home, malls, offices. Slower, gentler, cheaper. Where your car sleeps.
Bharat DC-001
India's older DC standard on earlier/affordable EVs. Slow by today's bar but widespread and dependable.
CHAdeMO
Fading out here — a handful of older cars. Worth knowing, rarely worth planning around.
Fast isn't just the plug
A 180 kW charger won't push 180 into a car that only accepts 60. Your real charge speed is the lower of the two — the charger's rating and your car's peak intake. Wattway knows your car's limit and shows the speed you'll actually get, not the sticker on the machine.
CCS2
Most new EVs
22kW
Typical Type 2 AC
180kW
Fastest on highways
How to never worry again
- Set your car in Wattway once — it filters the map to plugs you can actually use.
- For trips, sort by speed; for overnight, Type 2 is plenty and kinder to the battery.
- Carry the cable your car came with. For AC especially, it's often BYO.
That's the whole guide. Four plugs, one that matters most for your car, and an app that quietly filters out the rest. Go charge with confidence.