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How Are Electric Vehicles Charged?

  Before buying an electric vehicle it is essential to gain familiarity with the necessary on-board equipment to prevent "charging" or, to use a current term, "top-up" problems. It is important to check that the electric vehicle is fitted with a battery charger with a "standard" connection, i. e. suitable to draw electrical energy directly from ENEL's grid and therefore from the power outlet in our garage. If it's not then there is something wrong and you need to contact the seller. This solution in the standard equipment fitted on an electric vehicle allows to charge the batteries in any place with mains electricity. Indeed electric cars have other various types of battery chargers. However, these do not allow to draw electricity from the mains supply but need special adapters or need to be connected directly to the charging points in service stations now available in large towns. The ideal solution is to have a battery charger on board the car wi