EV connector types in Armenia and which cars use them

Connector types at a glance

Connector	Current	Typical cars	Notes
Type 1 (J1772)	AC, single-phase	Cars built for the United States and Japan, many imported from US auctions	On EV Armenia: 31 connectors. PlugShare lists 81 J-1772 points in Yerevan (user data)
Type 2 (IEC 62196-2)	AC, single- and three-phase, up to 63 A (70 A single-phase)	European cars and many export models	Required on public AC points in the EU. On EV Armenia: 29 connectors
CCS2 (Combo 2)	DC (and AC through the Type 2 part)	European and Korean cars; Tesla sold in Europe since May 2019	Type 2 plus two DC pins. Required on public DC points in the EU
CCS1 (Combo 1)	DC (and AC through the Type 1 part)	North American cars	Supported by Team Energy according to its app listing
GB/T AC	AC	Cars built for the Chinese market	Seven pins, looks like Type 2 but is not interchangeable. On EV Armenia: 2 connectors
GB/T DC	DC	Chinese cars	Not directly compatible with CCS; adapters exist for some cases
CHAdeMO	DC	Nissan Leaf and some Japanese cars	PlugShare lists 10 CHAdeMO points in Yerevan (user data)
NACS (SAE J3400)	AC and DC	Tesla in North America, and more makers from model year 2026	Tesla cars sold in Europe use CCS2. PlugShare lists no Tesla Supercharger in Yerevan

Sources: IEC 62196, GB/T 20234 and SAE J3400 summaries on Wikipedia, PlugShare (user-submitted, may include duplicates), the Team Energy app listing and the EV Armenia catalog of 28 October 2026.

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Which connector does my car have?

• Look at the car. The charging flap shows the inlet. A round-ish AC inlet with five pins and a latch at the top is Type 1; a larger one with seven pin positions is Type 2 or GB/T. The shape of the flap and a sticker or the manual name the standard.
• By origin. A car bought at a US auction usually has Type 1 and CCS1 (Teslas: NACS). A car made for China usually has GB/T, and some Chinese export models have CCS2. A car from Europe or Korea usually has Type 2 and CCS2. This is a rule of thumb: confirm on your own car.
• AC and DC are different sockets. Many cars have one inlet that takes both (the Combo types) and others have two separate ones, such as GB/T AC and GB/T DC.

AC and DC: what the network offers

All 33 EV Armenia charging points in the catalog are AC, with up to 21 kW on a Type 2 connector. For 4 connectors the type is not recorded in the catalog yet. AC charging is slower than DC but costs less and is enough for overnight, hotel or restaurant stops. For DC fast charging use another network; see the comparison of networks and apps.

No source we found gives the share of GB/T cars or GB/T sockets in Armenia, so we do not state one. What is documented is the mix: Open Charge Map lists a Yerevan site with CCS2, GB/T DC and CCS1 connectors at 150 kW each, and Team Energy states in its app listing that it supports GB/T, CCS1, CCS2, Type 1, Type 2 and Tesla connectors.

Cables and adapters

• For AC charging bring a cable that matches both the station socket and your car’s inlet. If the station has a fixed cable, its page says so.
• Adapters exist for some pairs (for example NACS to CCS1 for some cars, or GB/T DC to CCS in specific cases) but not for all. Use only adapters approved by the car maker and allowed by the station operator.
• Never force a plug and never charge through a home extension lead; see charging etiquette and safety.

Find stations that fit: the list of stations shows connector types and kW for every location, and the app can filter the map by connector.