Talk:Combined Charging System

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Where is the link to the specification?
This article is mostly just press release links. Where is the technical specification? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.228.28.243 (talk • contribs) 19:54, 15 October 2017 (UTC)

picture does not match the description
The picture actually shows a Combo Type 1 next to an AC Type 2. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.194.132.72 (talk) 11:22, 25 June 2018 (UTC)

A Commons file used on this page has been nominated for deletion
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 * Connector Combo 1.png
 * Followup: it was deleted, for lack of a permissive license. Sigh. ★NealMcB★ (talk) 01:17, 7 August 2022 (UTC)

Competition section
I made a recent edit (diff) to begin to explicate the competitive aspects of EV charging systems like CCS and EV adoption. User:Wire723 made a good faith revert of the edit saying " all true, but the commentary applies to the whole market not just CCS" (diff), which is a valid point. So, per WP:BRD, let's have a bit of a discussion to see what might work to make the article better.

I think the point made by Wire723 is valid: the charger infrastructure/charger availability conundrum is not only about CCS chargers and EVs. Still, competition is, I believe, an important part of the CCS story, and CCS adoption, both by vehicle manufacturers and by charger station infrastructure providers, and anyone who might be a would-be charger station infrastructure provider. You can't really divorce CCS from the economic side of things; CCS is not merely about technology, or which manufacturers adopted which charger-technology and pin/voltage connection arrangement.

So, I would posit two things:
 * this article on the Combined Charging System would be better with a subsection on competition, than it is without such a section.
 * it is probably the case that a good article on Electric vehicle market competition would be a useful addition to the encyclopedia, and could well improve the overall encyclopedia if it were put together from some of the research and papers on the topic. Other such articles exist, such as Space launch market competition, as a specific subset of market competition more generally.  I actually like the idea the Wire723 initiated here, and I have added it to a (long) list I have of Wikipedia articles that could be usefully developed.

In the meantime, I propose, that some additional information on EV two-sided market competition be added to this article, to help explain the critical role that charger infrastructure and EV vehicle manufacturer choices play in CCS usage and adoption. It need not be the paragraph I added; but it is important, and relevant, and should not be left out just 'cause it is not "only about CCS." N2e (talk) 16:10, 6 August 2021 (UTC)


 * as nom, SUPPORT the proposal, because it improves the article to reflect on the market competition and two-sided market characteristics of CCS gaining adoption and growth in global markets. N2e (talk) 16:10, 6 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks for reacting positively to my destructive action. Support your ideas for a separate article, with small additions to this article in the meantime. Your comparison with the space launch market is helpful. There may be room for two articles: 1) competition among car makers, 2) competition among recharging providers (with government help in some countries). Although, as you wrote, the two are somewhat interdependent. Wire723 (talk) 10:42, 7 August 2021 (UTC)

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