If electric cars become more more widespread, what would those plugs look like under real world conditions? How long before they become “ghettoed out.” By that I mean that the plugs will be so abused by negligence, stupidity, and vandalism that they can’t connect to anything.
Next time you’re at a gas station, look at the fuel nozzle and imagine it’s condition on an electrical connector one would need to recharge their EV. I’ve seen some sorry worn out looking nozzles but they still worked as needed. Never saw one in such bad shape that it would prevent refueling or damage my fuel filler neck enough where I couldn’t use it again. A damaged plug could do that to an EV.