No.
A Type 2 cable is for AC charging. A CCS to CHAdeMO adapter is for DC fast charging. They are not interchangeable, even if the connectors may look related at first.
Why do people ask this?
The question is understandable, especially in Europe.
Type 2 and CCS2 are both common, and CCS2 is built around the Type 2 format with additional DC contacts. To many drivers, they look like part of the same charging family. That makes it easy to assume that if a CCS to CHAdeMO adapter lets a CHAdeMO car use CCS, maybe a Type 2 cable could also work with it.
But the real difference is not the shape of the plug. It is the type of charging.
What is the difference between Type 2 and CCS?
Type 2 is used for AC charging.
CCS is used for DC fast charging.
That is the whole reason the answer is no.
A CCS to CHAdeMO adapter exists to connect two DC fast-charging standards: CCS on one side and CHAdeMO on the other. It does not convert AC charging into something a CHAdeMO car can use.
Why doesn’t a Type 2 cable work with the adapter?
Because the adapter is not an AC charging solution.
It is built for one job: allowing a CHAdeMO-equipped car to use a compatible CCS DC fast charger.
A Type 2 cable belongs to the AC side. A CCS to CHAdeMO adapter belongs to the DC fast-charging side. Those are two different use cases.
So even though the question is logical, a Type 2 cable is simply the wrong tool for this adapter.
How do you tell if a charger is AC or DC?
In practice, a Type 2 wallbox or a normal public Type 2 post is AC charging.
A CCS fast charger is DC charging. On those chargers, the CCS connector is the one used for fast charging, and that is the situation where a CCS to CHAdeMO adapter becomes relevant.
What should you use instead?
That depends on what you are trying to do.
If you want to charge from a Type 2 wallbox or a normal AC charging point, you need the right AC charging cable or AC-side solution for your car. The CCS to CHAdeMO adapter does not replace your normal AC charging cable.
If you want to charge a CHAdeMO car at a CCS fast charger, then a CCS to CHAdeMO adapter is the correct product.
What is a CCS to CHAdeMO adapter actually for?
It is for giving a CHAdeMO-equipped car access to compatible CCS DC fast chargers.
That is why the product matters in Europe. It is not for AC charging, and it is not a replacement for a Type 2 cable. Its job is to open access to the CCS fast-charging network for CHAdeMO cars.
Bottom line
You cannot use a Type 2 cable with a CCS to CHAdeMO adapter.
Type 2 is AC.
CCS to CHAdeMO is DC fast charging.
If your goal is AC charging, you need an AC charging solution.
If your goal is to use a CCS fast charger with a CHAdeMO car, that is what the adapter is for.
