Adapter for electric vehicle charging connectors

An adapter for an electric vehicle comprising:

• an inner portion configured to insert into a charging port of an electric vehicle, the inner portion including inner charging pin portions and inner communication pin portions;
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• an outer portion configured to receive a charging connector designed to insert into the charging port of the electric vehicle such that the outer portion corresponds with the charging port of the electric vehicle, the outer portion including outer charging pin portions and outer communication pin portions that are connected to the inner charging pin portions and inner communication pin portions respectively;
• wherein the outer charging pin portions and outer communication pin portions are configured to separate from the inner charging pin portions and inner communication pin portions respectively when the outer portion of the adapter is separated from the inner portion of the adapter.

An adapter for an electric vehicle comprising:

• an inner portion forming an end of a housing of a charging connector for the electric vehicle including being configured to insert into a charging port of the electric vehicle, the inner portion housing inner charging pin portions and inner communication pin portions, the inner portion being selectively coupled to the housing of the charging connector;
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• outer charging pin portions and outer communication pin portions that are secured within the housing of the charging connector;
• wherein the inner charging pin portions and inner communication pin portions are physically connected to the outer charging pin portions and outer communication pin portions respectively while the inner portion is coupled to the housing of the charging connector;
• wherein the inner charging pin portions and the inner communication pin portions are configured to separate from the outer charging pin portions and the outer communication pin portions respectively in response to the inner portion being broken away from the housing of the charging connector when the inner portion remains inserted in the electric vehicle as the electric vehicle drives away.