Type 2

IEC 62196-2 Type 2 (Mennekes)

IEC 62196-2 · IEC 61851-1 · ISO 15118-2

0 VEHICLES

9 CHARGERS

ADOPTION 96%

3 REGIONS

IEC 62196-2

Type 2

Regional Coverage

Region	Status	Since	Note
EU	mandatory	2014	Mandatory on all EVs via AFID
TR	dominant	2020	De facto standard
UK	dominant	2022	Dominant on new installations
NA	absent	—	SAE J1772 / NACS applies

Electrical Parameters

AC max power: 43.4 kW
Max voltage: 480 V
AC phases: 3-phase
Charging type: AC

Protocol Stack

PHYSICAL IEC 62196-2 7-pin: 1/3-phase AC, pilot, PE, neutral

SIGNALING IEC 61851-1 CP Control Pilot signaling protocol

COMMUNICATION ISO 15118-2 Plug & Charge over PLC

Timeline

2009 Type 2 connector designed by Mennekes GmbH

2013 IEC 62196-2 published as international standard

2014 EU AFID mandates Type 2 as the AC charging standard

2020 ISO 15118 PnC reaches commercial scale over AC Type 2

Representative Vehicles

illustrative · peak kW per OEM specification

Porsche Taycan

270 kW 800V

BMW iX xDrive50

195 kW 400V

Audi e-tron GT RS

270 kW 800V

Mercedes EQS 450+

200 kW 400V

VW ID.4 Pro

135 kW 400V

Renault Megane E-Tech

130 kW 400V

Why this standard matters

Type 2 (Mennekes) is the most widely adopted AC charging connector in Europe and the upper section of CCS2. Mandated on all European EVs since 2014 via EU AFID, it supports single and three-phase AC charging up to 43.4 kW, while enabling backward compatibility between AC and CCS2 DC infrastructure.

API Access

GET /v1/connectors/type2 · connector detail, specs, regional status

GET /v1/compatibility?connector=type2 · vehicle × charger edges

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Provenance

standard IEC 62196-2:2022

regulation EU Directive 2014/94/EU (AFID)

regulation EU Regulation 2023/1804 (AFIR)

standard CharIN Type 2 specification

standard ISO 15118-2:2014