A VEHICLE CHARGING STATION

A charging station for an electric vehicle, wherein the electric vehicle and the charging station each have couplers and & communication modules. The couplers are relesably coupled for transfer of energy & the communication modules communicate the charging data. The charging station further include: an interface connects with an external source of electrical energy; a control module provides control signals and a switching module is responsive to the control signals for selectively connecting the second coupler and the interface for allowing the transfer of energy between the couplers; and operating in: a first mode to allow provide at least one of a regulated the coupler current or and the coupler voltage to be regulated; or a second mode to allow the provide an unregulated coupler current or and the coupler voltage to be unregulated.