Electric vehicles should be the most straightforward things, on the basis that we spend half our lives plugging stuff in. Phones, vacuums, household appliances, we’re no strangers to sticking cables ...

Every new electric car is supplied with a cable – sometimes referred to as a ‘granny cable‘ – that is designed for a domestic plug socket. So the short answer to this question is yes – you can charge ...

You probably have at least ten three-pins plugs in your home, and more at work, but have you ever stopped to look at the pins? You'll notice that one of the three is longer than the others. Find out ...

Recently I have been focusing on the "three-pin, two-pin" plugs issue and gave due recognition to those suppliers who are willing to supply all electric appliances ...

The SABS updated the standard in June to introduce warnings on adapters not permitted to be plugged into one another by introducing new wall sockets. While the country’s upcoming electrical revolution ...

Northumbria University design graduate Will de Brett has redesigned the everyday electrical plug, making it pin-less and stackable to accommodate numerous devices. Mi Plug uses wireless charging to ...

Two new standards that extend South Africa’s plug and socket specification are being added to the country’s wiring code. Gianfranco Campetti, the chair of the SC23B mirror committee at the South ...

Your vehicle handbook should provide guidance on its suitability for charging from a three-pin domestic socket, but typically this provides a slow charge and does not provide the same safety levels ...

ABU DHABI -The UAE will restrict the entry of appliances and electrical equipment having 2-pin plug configurations in 2012 as Emirates Authority for Standardisation & Metrology (ESMA) strengthens the ...