CCS2
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CCS2 is a widely used electric vehicle fast-charging connector standard, particularly prevalent in Europe and other regions outside North America.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| CCS DC connector | 1 |
| CCS2 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9232474 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: CCS2 Context triple: [NACS, competesWith, CCS2]
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A.
CCS
CCS (ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security) is a premier annual research conference focusing on cutting-edge topics in information security and privacy.
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B.
CCS
CCS is the abbreviated name for the Ceylon Civil Service, the former elite administrative service of British Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).
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C.
CCS
CCS is the abbreviated name for the Caribbean Community Secretariat, the principal administrative body supporting the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).
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D.
CCS
CCS is the abbreviation for the Combined Chiefs of Staff, the high-level military command structure formed by the United States and United Kingdom during World War II to coordinate Allied strategy.
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E.
CCS
CCS is the Crown Commercial Service, a UK government agency that helps public sector organizations procure goods and services efficiently and cost-effectively.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: CCS2 Target entity description: CCS2 is a widely used electric vehicle fast-charging connector standard, particularly prevalent in Europe and other regions outside North America.
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A.
CCS
CCS (ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security) is a premier annual research conference focusing on cutting-edge topics in information security and privacy.
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B.
CCS
CCS is the abbreviated name for the Ceylon Civil Service, the former elite administrative service of British Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).
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C.
CCS
CCS is the abbreviated name for the Caribbean Community Secretariat, the principal administrative body supporting the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).
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D.
CCS
CCS is the Crown Commercial Service, a UK government agency that helps public sector organizations procure goods and services efficiently and cost-effectively.
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E.
CCS
CCS is the abbreviation for the Combined Chiefs of Staff, the high-level military command structure formed by the United States and United Kingdom during World War II to coordinate Allied strategy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Combined Charging System variant
ⓘ
electric vehicle charging connector standard ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
CCS Type 2
ⓘ
Combo 2 ⓘ |
| basedOnStandard | IEC 62196-2 Type 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compatibleWithStandard | IEC 62196-3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competesWith |
CHAdeMO
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
GB/T DC charging standard NERFINISHED ⓘ NACS (North American Charging Standard) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectorShape | oval Type 2 upper section with two large DC pins below ⓘ |
| designedFor | electric vehicles ⓘ |
| differsFrom | CCS1 uses Type 1 AC base, CCS2 uses Type 2 AC base ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | CCS1 ⓘ |
| enables | interoperable charging across multiple EV brands in Europe ⓘ |
| governedBy | CharIN e.V. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConnectorGender |
plug on cable side at charging station
GENERATED
ⓘ
vehicle inlet on car side GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
combined AC and DC charging in one inlet
ⓘ
two additional DC power pins below Type 2 AC section ⓘ |
| introducedToAddress | need for unified AC/DC charging interface ⓘ |
| lessCommonInRegion | North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Combined Charging System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prevalentInRegion |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ India NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| standardizationBody | IEC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
AC charging
ⓘ
DC fast charging ⓘ |
| supportsChargingMode |
Mode 3 AC charging
ⓘ
Mode 4 DC charging ⓘ |
| supportsCommunicationProtocol | PLC (Power Line Communication) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsCommunicationStandard |
DIN 70121
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ISO 15118 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsFeature | plug‑and‑charge (via ISO 15118, where implemented) ⓘ |
| supportsMaxPowerLevel | high‑power DC fast charging (typically up to hundreds of kW) GENERATED ⓘ |
| supportsVoltageRange | high‑voltage DC suitable for fast charging ⓘ |
| usedBy |
many European EV manufacturers
ⓘ
public fast‑charging networks in Europe ⓘ public fast‑charging networks in other non‑North‑American regions ⓘ |
| usedFor |
home or workplace AC charging (via Type 2 portion)
ⓘ
public DC fast‑charging stations ⓘ |
| usesACConnectorBase | Type 2 connector ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: CCS2 Description of subject: CCS2 is a widely used electric vehicle fast-charging connector standard, particularly prevalent in Europe and other regions outside North America.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
CCS DC connector