[vel0city]

> the NACS cable is so much more flexible and easier to manage.

Nothing stops CCS from using smaller cables. Tesla tends to have cables which aren't rated for as long of lives with the plans on replacing them more often. Most CCS dispenser manufacturers chose beefier cables which were supposedly rated for longer lives, but environmental factors and people (ab)using the cables seems to lead to those cables not having anywhere near their rated lives.

I've seen some 50kW CCS chargers with downright flimsy cables, much smaller and thinner than most Tesla cables.

[dreamcompiler]

Tesla has thin cables at some superchargers. These are liquid cooled so they can get away with smaller wires. No idea if CCS1 chargers are using liquid cooling.

[vel0city]

Electrify America cables are ones where people routinely criticize for being overly bulky and hard to deal with. They're liquid cooled as well.

CCS1 chargers can (and often do) use liquid cooling. They can also support not liquid cooling the cables as well.