CHARGING TERMINAL FOR CHARGING INLET ASSEMBLY

A method of manufacturing a charging terminal for a charging inlet assembly includes forming a terminal body to include a shell surrounding an interior bore. The terminal body extends between a front and a rear and the interior bore extends the entire length of the terminal body from the front to the rear. Forming the terminal body includes one of deep drawing the terminal body to form the shell and the interior bore or stamping and forms the terminal body to form the shell and the interior bore or extruding the terminal body into a tube to form the shell and the interior bore. The method includes forming a mating pin at the front for mating with a charging connector and forming a power cable termination at the rear for termination to a power cable. The method includes securing a protection cap to the front that is dielectric and extends forward of the mating pin.