An electrical connector comprising: a first housing having a first body, the first body defining a cavity, the first housing is configured to mate with a second housing, the second housing being coupled to a power storage device; a pair of first terminals disposed within the cavity and configured to mate with a pair of second terminals to transfer power between the power storage device and the first terminals, the second terminals being disposed within the second housing; a pair of third terminals disposed within the cavity and configured to mate with a pair of fourth terminals to transfer power between the power storage device and the third terminals, the fourth terminals being disposed within the second housing; a first shunt disposed within the first housing, the first shunt is configured to short a pair of fifth terminals to complete an interlock circuit, the fifth terminals being disposed within the second housing and connected to the interlock circuit, the interlock circuit preventing the transfer of power between the first and second terminals and between the third and fourth terminals when the first shunt is disconnected from the fifth terminals, while allowing transfer of power when the first shunt mates with the fifth terminals; a second shunt disposed within the first housing, the second shunt is configured to short a pair of sixth terminals to complete a service disconnect circuit, the sixth terminals being disposed within the second housing and connected to the service disconnect circuit, the service disconnect circuit causing the power storage device to be electrically isolated when the second shunt is disconnected from the sixth terminals; and a lever having a lever body (74,76) rotatably coupled to the first housing, characterized by: an arm coupled to the lever body, the lever body including a cam surface configured to engage a follower member on the second housing, the arm configured to articulate the cam surface to move the first housing relative to the second housing; and the lever moves the first housing between first, second, and third positions relative to the second housing, wherein in the first position the first and second pairs of terminals are mated and neither of the first and second shunts are mated, in the second position the first and second pairs of terminals, the second shunt, and not the first shunt are mated, and in the third position the first and second pairs of terminals and both the first and second shunts are mated. a first housing having a first body, the first body defining a cavity, the first housing is configured to mate with a second housing, the second housing being coupled to a power storage device; a pair of first terminals disposed within the cavity and configured to mate with a pair of second terminals to transfer power between the power storage device and the first terminals, the second terminals being disposed within the second housing; a pair of third terminals disposed within the cavity and configured to mate with a pair of fourth terminals to transfer power between the power storage device and the third terminals, the fourth terminals being disposed within the second housing; a first shunt disposed within the first housing, the first shunt is configured to short a pair of fifth terminals to complete an interlock circuit, the fifth terminals being disposed within the second housing and connected to the interlock circuit, the interlock circuit preventing the transfer of power between the first and second terminals and between the third and fourth terminals when the first shunt is disconnected from the fifth terminals, while allowing transfer of power when the first shunt mates with the fifth terminals; a second shunt disposed within the first housing, the second shunt is configured to short a pair of sixth terminals to complete a service disconnect circuit, the sixth terminals being disposed within the second housing and connected to the service disconnect circuit, the service disconnect circuit causing the power storage device to be electrically isolated when the second shunt is disconnected from the sixth terminals; and a lever having a lever body (74,76) rotatably coupled to the first housing, characterized by: an arm coupled to the lever body, the lever body including a cam surface configured to engage a follower member on the second housing, the arm configured to articulate the cam surface to move the first housing relative to the second housing; and the lever moves the first housing between first, second, and third positions relative to the second housing, wherein in the first position the first and second pairs of terminals are mated and neither of the first and second shunts are mated, in the second position the first and second pairs of terminals, the second shunt, and not the first shunt are mated, and in the third position the first and second pairs of terminals and both the first and second shunts are mated.