<![CDATA[Next up, USB-C standard for charging electric vehicles!]]>RE: https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission/116482863009887383

Next up, USB-C standard for charging electric vehicles!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/7eb84379-1dad-4140-97bc-e047e7c6360a/next-up-usb-c-standard-for-charging-electric-vehiclesRSS for NodeFri, 15 May 2026 01:51:01 GMTTue, 28 Apr 2026 15:38:01 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Next up, USB-C standard for charging electric vehicles! on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:25:48 GMT]]>@at

I've not seen these connectors. Are they rainproof in a way that USB is not? EV charging connectors do try to be at least rain-resistant, and I've charged my EV in rain without getting a jolt.

@catsalad

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.space/users/CppGuy/statuses/116483499554488059https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.space/users/CppGuy/statuses/116483499554488059Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:25:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Next up, USB-C standard for charging electric vehicles! on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:18:56 GMT]]>@catsalad Sounds like a hot tip?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://cupoftea.social/ap/users/116476523199603842/statuses/116483472535427706https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://cupoftea.social/ap/users/116476523199603842/statuses/116483472535427706Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:18:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Next up, USB-C standard for charging electric vehicles! on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:11:27 GMT]]>@quixoticgeek @catsalad it’s actually even harder to do than you may be imagining because the Apple car is all rounded edges, except that one edge that’s basically razor sharp.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/c0dec0dec0de/statuses/116483443079581755https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/c0dec0dec0de/statuses/116483443079581755Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:11:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Next up, USB-C standard for charging electric vehicles! on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:17:59 GMT]]>@catsalad There are plenty of Bosch 36V ≤4A e-bike chargers that have no business not being on USB-C (if only USB chargers had the same satisfying contactor ka-chunk…)

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/at/statuses/116483232863197864https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/at/statuses/116483232863197864Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:17:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Next up, USB-C standard for charging electric vehicles! on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:05:45 GMT]]>@catsalad Interesting idea! If you are in a desert with a Tesla car and a laptop, you can use it to charge the car.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/HardCoreLinuxUser/statuses/116483184731274210https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/HardCoreLinuxUser/statuses/116483184731274210Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:05:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Next up, USB-C standard for charging electric vehicles! on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:03:30 GMT]]>@catsalad Is it just me, or do USB-C cables have a shorter life than the older varieties? I keep having to replace them. More vulnerable to internal fraying or something?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ciberlandia.pt/users/marinheiro/statuses/116483175919184524https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ciberlandia.pt/users/marinheiro/statuses/116483175919184524Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:03:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Next up, USB-C standard for charging electric vehicles! on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:01:33 GMT]]>@catsalad @julie
Fwoosh!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://wandering.shop/users/silvermoon82/statuses/116483168263503782https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://wandering.shop/users/silvermoon82/statuses/116483168263503782Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:01:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Next up, USB-C standard for charging electric vehicles! on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:00:45 GMT]]>@catsalad I think only a USB-C could fix me...

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://todon.eu/users/Tiempo/statuses/116483165073270394https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://todon.eu/users/Tiempo/statuses/116483165073270394Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:00:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Next up, USB-C standard for charging electric vehicles! on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:00:19 GMT]]>@silvermoon82 @julie InstaCharge!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/catsalad/statuses/116483163403147859https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/catsalad/statuses/116483163403147859Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:00:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Next up, USB-C standard for charging electric vehicles! on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:56:47 GMT]]>@catsalad

Nothing like 16 years for a single charge.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://starlite.rodeo/users/RobotDiver/statuses/116483149523102722https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://starlite.rodeo/users/RobotDiver/statuses/116483149523102722Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:56:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Next up, USB-C standard for charging electric vehicles! on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:56:02 GMT]]>@julie @catsalad
See, I'm excited to plug my phone into 350kW. Flash charge, indeed.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://wandering.shop/users/silvermoon82/statuses/116483146549139674https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://wandering.shop/users/silvermoon82/statuses/116483146549139674Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:56:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Next up, USB-C standard for charging electric vehicles! on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:54:30 GMT]]>@catsalad
350kW USB-Very-Fast-Charge

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://wandering.shop/users/silvermoon82/statuses/116483140517281791https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://wandering.shop/users/silvermoon82/statuses/116483140517281791Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:54:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Next up, USB-C standard for charging electric vehicles! on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:51:17 GMT]]>Did you know‽ The USB (now "USB-A") connector's design was inspired by the twist-tie, which doesn't open when twisted one way _or_ the other until unknowable things align along indescribable axes in inaccessable dimensions.

@catsalad

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tiggi.es/users/isocat/statuses/116483127888533937https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tiggi.es/users/isocat/statuses/116483127888533937Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:51:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Next up, USB-C standard for charging electric vehicles! on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:44:45 GMT]]>@catsalad USB-C MAX]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fedi.catto.garden/objects/16c6ba63-cec1-4d68-8b0e-b321085dc759https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fedi.catto.garden/objects/16c6ba63-cec1-4d68-8b0e-b321085dc759Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:44:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Next up, USB-C standard for charging electric vehicles! on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:44:42 GMT]]>@catsalad

Isn't USB only for buses?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.au/users/isol/statuses/116483102013069100https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.au/users/isol/statuses/116483102013069100Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:44:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Next up, USB-C standard for charging electric vehicles! on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:43:19 GMT]]>@catsalad In Fiat 500s at least … 🤭

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.world/users/ujay68/statuses/116483096510406893https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.world/users/ujay68/statuses/116483096510406893Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:43:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Next up, USB-C standard for charging electric vehicles! on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:42:26 GMT]]>@catsalad

USB-CAR

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/yadt/statuses/116483093055405678https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/yadt/statuses/116483093055405678Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:42:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Next up, USB-C standard for charging electric vehicles! on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:41:05 GMT]]>@catsalad@infosec.exchange Well, electric bicycles are vehicles. And there is already some electric bicycles that support USB-C charging.

So…

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://pleroma.breizh.pm/objects/a0512b37-1482-4f89-97df-190cb7ded337https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://pleroma.breizh.pm/objects/a0512b37-1482-4f89-97df-190cb7ded337Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:41:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Next up, USB-C standard for charging electric vehicles! on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:40:49 GMT]]>@catsalad SSSHHHH!!!

Oh geez, what if someone heard you? You know they'd actually try to do it...

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://urusai.social/users/nazokiyoubinbou/statuses/116483086687689635https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://urusai.social/users/nazokiyoubinbou/statuses/116483086687689635Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:40:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Next up, USB-C standard for charging electric vehicles! on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:40:01 GMT]]>@catsalad Would love the EU to make USB-C PD charging mandatory e.g. for e-bikes and e-scooters. These proprietary chargers are big, heavy, and a general PITA.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://bonn.social/users/mschomm/statuses/116483083567003112https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://bonn.social/users/mschomm/statuses/116483083567003112Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:40:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Next up, USB-C standard for charging electric vehicles! on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:39:55 GMT]]>@catsalad and on the apple car you have to flip the car over to plug the cable into the underside...

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.v.st/users/quixoticgeek/statuses/116483083168210031https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.v.st/users/quixoticgeek/statuses/116483083168210031Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:39:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Next up, USB-C standard for charging electric vehicles! on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:39:43 GMT]]>@catsalad@infosec.exchange I can't wait to charge my car on 240w.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://merida.hair/notes/almcw7c2rvgr0007https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://merida.hair/notes/almcw7c2rvgr0007Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:39:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Next up, USB-C standard for charging electric vehicles! on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:38:40 GMT]]>@catsalad - I bet you think you're joking.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/jmax/statuses/116483078259234349https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/jmax/statuses/116483078259234349Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:38:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Next up, USB-C standard for charging electric vehicles! on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:38:36 GMT]]>@catsalad @EUCommission I look forward to the introduction of water cooled USB cables.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/petrillic/statuses/116483077994511100https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/petrillic/statuses/116483077994511100Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:38:36 GMT