Before purchasing an electric car one must be familiar with how to charge them. It's not that difficult to figure it all out, however it might not be that simple if you have not thought it through.
Before battery charging tech improves, you should have easy access to one of the 3 main types of chargers based of their level.
Level 1: Using a 110/120 volt outlet, which is a regular three-prong household socket. Charging your vehicle using this socket is the slowest, but it's available everywhere.
Level 2: Using a 220/240 volt electric vehicle charging station outlet. The charging time is dependent on your batter pack and how much juice you need to get it fully charged. Level 2 stations all have a standard wand that plugs into all electric vehicles (J1772), except for Tesla which has its own.
Level 3: Fast chargers, typically 400 volts. These are usually commercially installed fast charges that will charge your car batteries far quicker than Level 1 or Level 2 chargers
Types of Level 3 Connectors
CHAdeMO - CHAdeMO is an abbreviation of "CHArge de MOve", it was proposed in 2010 as a standard for charging electric vehicles by 5 Japanese Car Manufacturers.
Found on the Nissan LEAF, the Kia Soul Electric and the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV. Tesla drivers can also purchase a CHAdeMO adapter.
Combined Charging Systems (CCS) - Used by almost all American and European manufacturers. Found on the BMW i3, Chevrolet BOLT, Ford Focus Electric, Hyundai Ioniq Electric, Hyundai Kona Electric, Jaguar I-PACE and Volkswagen e-Golf.
Tesla Superchargers - For use exclusively by Tesla Electric Vehicles via an extensive Supercharger network.