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 ...

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 ...

South Africa is undergoing a decades-long transition to a new electrical plug and socket standard, which will culminate in the old triangular three-prong plug top no longer being supported. In its ...

Confusion in the electrical sector has led to claims that all Schuko plugs and sockets are banned. This is not true.

It is the bane of worldwide travel: there isn’t just one way to get AC power from the wall. The exact connector — and what you can expect when you plug in — differs from country to country. Even if ...