Vehicle e.g. electric car, has charging cable whose plug connector is electrically and mechanically connected with plug connector counterpart of charging device to charge electrical energy storage

摘要

The vehicle has a charging device for charging an electrical energy storage by an external charging source with a charging cable, and a receiving device designed as a clutch arm. The charging cable comprises a plug connector e.g. charging socket. The charging device comprises a plug connector counterpart. The plug connector and the plug connector counterpart are electrically and mechanically connected with each other for charging the energy storage. The plug connector counterpart is connected with the clutch arm.