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High current heats the cable itself, and more copper stops being liftable. Liquid cooling carries the heat away where passive cables run out.
A UL 2202 claim is a laboratory file you can look up. Three checks — wording, the certifier’s directory, the model match — separate listing from marketing.
UL and ETL listings carry the same weight. The real difference is behind the marks: UL also writes the standards, ETL’s lab tests to them.
CE marking is the manufacturer’s own declaration of conformity with EU law. It is not an EU approval, a test grade or a quality ranking.
UKCA covers Great Britain only. Chargers sold in Northern Ireland follow EU goods rules: CE marking, plus UKNI where a UK body assesses.
GB’s smart charging law is enforced on paper: the seller must supply a statement of compliance. What it is, and how a buyer checks it.
Randomised delay makes a UK smart charge point wait a random period of up to 600 seconds before starting or changing rate, spreading starts so the grid sees a slope, not a cliff.
AFIR, Regulation (EU) 2023/1804, is the EU rulebook that sets binding targets for public charging pools on major roads and governs payment, price transparency and charging data.
CTEP is California’s type evaluation programme: the route by which a charger model’s metering earns a Certificate of Approval for paid charging.
AFIR requires ad hoc payment at public EU chargers: no subscription needed. Higher-power points need a card reader or contactless device; prices must be shown before the session.
