(SAE: Warrendale, PA) -- Electric car manufacturers in the United States are leaning toward adopting a quick-charge connector standard proposed by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) International, according to recent reports. This charge format provides for a single, multi-function interface built into the vehicle, rather than two separate plugs.

“Automotive companies are lobbying for only one opening for powering the car to allow for cleaner design,” says Craig Childers, a zero-emissions specialist at the California Air Resources Board, as quoted on the All Cars Electric website.

As Jack Pokrzywa, director of SAE International’s Ground Vehicle Standards program explained to Electric Vehicle Update, “The approach in the United States, which is also gaining more support in Europe, is to have a combination coupler that will be an AC as well as a DC standard.”

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