An electric vehicle charging station, also known as EV charging station, electric recharging point, charging point, charge point and EVSE (electric vehicle supply equipment), is undoubtedly an element in an infrastructure that supplies electric energy to the recharging of electric vehicles, for example plug-in electric vehicles, including electric cars, neighborhood electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids. As plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and battery electric vehicle ownership are expanding, there exists a growing requirement for widely distributed publicly accessible charging stations (many of which support faster charging at higher voltages and currents than are offered from residential EVSEs). Many charging stations are on-street facilities offered by electric utility companies or located at retail shopping malls and operated by many private companies. These charging stations provide one or perhaps a range of durable or special connectors that in accordance with the variety o