From Transport Evolved.

There are hundreds of thousands of cars on the road with CHAdeMO charging ports, but across much of the world, CHAdeMO is no longer being installed, and older sites are falling into disrepair.

If you’re an owner of a vehicle with a CHAdeMO port – or you’re considering buying one – and you make long distance journeys – you might want to consider an adapter. In this video Kate talks through some of the basics of adapters – and then you get to choose your own adventure because we got not one, but two adapters to test…

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00:00 – Which cars have CHAdeMO?
01:31 – Introduction
02:13 – Why do these matter?
02:59 – Why might you want an adapter?
03:46 – Why are CHAdeMO adapter much more expensive than CCS-NACS adapters?
07:23 – Choose your own advenure
07:34 – Thanks and Credits

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Links:

Red Cards – https://www.ilrc.org/red-cards-tarjetas-rojas
Accrain – https://accraine.co.uk
A2Z EV – https://a2zevshop.com
Watch our previous video on the secrets of CCS – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZcyamMRsbA
Watch our Charging 101 Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKHyAmUs2E0

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Script: Kate Walton-Elliott, Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield
Presenter: Kate Walton-Elliott
Editor, Colorist: Kate Walton-Elliott
Art and Animation: Erin Carlie
Producer: Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield
© Transport Evolved LLC, 2025

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