A charging station for charging an electrically powered vehicle comprising one or more energy storage devices and a vehicle control circuit having a pilot diode, the charging station comprising: a power source useable to provide recharging power to the one or more energy storage devices on the electrically powered vehicle; and a charging device configured to control energy transfer from the power source to the electrically powered vehicle, the charging device configured to: provide a control pilot signal to a vehicle control circuit of the electrically powered vehicle, with the control pilot signal being received by the vehicle control circuit upon connection of the electrically powered vehicle to the charging station; measure a voltage level of the control pilot signal upon connection of the electrically powered vehicle to the charging station; characterised in that the charging station is configured to: perform one of a first pre-charge testing routine and a second pre-charge testing routine, wherein the one of the first pre-charge testing routine and the second pre-charge testing routine is selected based on the measured voltage level of the control pilot signal; and enable charging of the electrically powered vehicle from the power source upon compliance with the one of the first pre-charge testing routine and the second pre-charge testing routine that was performed. a power source useable to provide recharging power to the one or more energy storage devices on the electrically powered vehicle; and a charging device configured to control energy transfer from the power source to the electrically powered vehicle, the charging device configured to: provide a control pilot signal to a vehicle control circuit of the electrically powered vehicle, with the control pilot signal being received by the vehicle control circuit upon connection of the electrically powered vehicle to the charging station; measure a voltage level of the control pilot signal upon connection of the electrically powered vehicle to the charging station; characterised in that the charging station is configured to: perform one of a first pre-charge testing routine and a second pre-charge testing routine, wherein the one of the first pre-charge testing routine and the second pre-charge testing routine is selected based on the measured voltage level of the control pilot signal; and enable charging of the electrically powered vehicle from the power source upon compliance with the one of the first pre-charge testing routine and the second pre-charge testing routine that was performed. provide a control pilot signal to a vehicle control circuit of the electrically powered vehicle, with the control pilot signal being received by the vehicle control circuit upon connection of the electrically powered vehicle to the charging station; measure a voltage level of the control pilot signal upon connection of the electrically powered vehicle to the charging station; characterised in that the charging station is configured to: perform one of a first pre-charge testing routine and a second pre-charge testing routine, wherein the one of the first pre-charge testing routine and the second pre-charge testing routine is selected based on the measured voltage level of the control pilot signal; and enable charging of the electrically powered vehicle from the power source upon compliance with the one of the first pre-charge testing routine and the second pre-charge testing routine that was performed. perform one of a first pre-charge testing routine and a second pre-charge testing routine, wherein the one of the first pre-charge testing routine and the second pre-charge testing routine is selected based on the measured voltage level of the control pilot signal; and enable charging of the electrically powered vehicle from the power source upon compliance with the one of the first pre-charge testing routine and the second pre-charge testing routine that was performed.