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A brief discussion of the history of EV charging technology

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In addition, many homes were not connected to electricity until the early 20th century, so charging an electric car at home was impossible. The 6kW Wattstation, introduced in 1910, was the earliest prototype of charging equipment for electric cars, and the mercury rectifier was still used to convert AC to DC.