Fast-charging stations are far less common than the less expensive and slower 240-Volt Level 2 charging stations, which take at least 4 hours to recharge a depleted electric-car battery.
And there are three different standards: CHAdeMO, which is used primarily by the Nissan Leaf; Supercharger, which is only for Tesla cars; and Combined Charging Standard, or CCS, which is now the least common and used primarily by the BMW i3.
Most new fast-charging sites are now being built with two different cables, one for CHAdeMO and one for CCS. Tesla Supercharger sites are entirely separate, and are funded and operated by Tesla Motors itself.
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