US Patent 10112494 EV connector having visual indicator

An electric vehicle, EV, includes a connector configured for charging an electric vehicle, EV, via a EV plug receptacle. The EV connector includes a body having a first plug end configured to be coupled to an EV plug receptacle on an electric vehicle for charging, and a second power cable end configured to be coupled to a power cable. The first end includes a terminal interface having one or more terminal receptacles for receiving one or more terminals positioned within the EV charging receptacle. The first plug end also includes a includes a transparent visual indicator part having one or more light sources.