EV Dictionary: Charging

800V Architecture

A higher-voltage EV system that can reduce current at a given power.

Battery Preconditioning

How an EV prepares its battery temperature for charging or departure.

Charge Curve

How an EV's charging power changes as battery state of charge increases.

Combined Charging System (CCS)

A vehicle inlet system supporting AC charging and DC fast charging.

DC Fast Charging

Charging that supplies controlled direct current to an EV battery.

North American Charging System (NACS)

The compact AC and DC charging interface standardized as SAE J3400.

Onboard Charger (OBC)

The vehicle equipment that converts AC charging power to DC for the battery.

State of Charge (SoC)

The estimated percentage of an EV battery's usable energy that remains.

Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G)

Bidirectional charging that allows a compatible EV to export energy to the grid.

Vehicle-to-Load (V2L)

A feature that lets an EV power external electrical devices.