Conversion guides
Step by step from a US car to an EU registration.
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A US electric car in Europe: connectors, charging and what the law actually requires
Type 2 and CCS2 are what EU public chargers must have. What that means for a J1772 or NACS car, and where the real cost sits.
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Lighting: what a US car really has to change, and what it does not
Amber rear indicators, a rear fog lamp, side repeaters and an asymmetric beam. Not, on the harmonised route, daytime running lamps — and existing lamps do not need an E mark.
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Type approval and the missing CoC: why 'Article 45' is usually the wrong answer
A used US car cannot have a Certificate of Conformity, and in most countries it does not go through EU individual approval either. What it actually goes through, per country.
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