Yes, although my old one was 16A (as was the car, and Leafs were, and a few other brands) but most (maybe all) cars will now take 32A.
Also the functionality can be quite different. Some are compatible, for instance, with Octopus variable tariff (OHME), or with solar panels to a greater or lesser extent, or have more or less remote or programmable control (as do EV cars).
You can also get tethered ones (where the cable is permanently attached) or ones with a socket (where you use your own cable - which is what mine is, so in theory my old one needed an upgrade from 16A to 32A - along with the wiring and consumer unit end MCB or whatever they are - if it had been under spec).
I'd get a non tethered one if I were buying again - you can either take the cable out with you if you expect to need to charge on a public charger, or just have a second cable like I do. I'm not really sure what the advantage is though, unless along comes another standard which you need a new cable for - which would be a bigger change for a tethered one than a non tethered.
AFAIK home chargers are always Type 2 at the wall end . My old car was type 1 at the car end, the new car is Type 2. The very fast chargers have different types (e.g. CCS) but I think you could only have this on 3 phase - afaik very rare on a home charger.
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