When charging your car without a charging station by using your regular outlet at home (level 1), the average time it takes to charge a medium-sized car will be about 19 hours. *Approximate time to charge the battery from 20 per cent to 80 per cent state of charge (SoC).
A typical electric vehicle (60 kWh battery) takes just under 8 hours to charge from empty to full with a 7 kW Level 2 (L2) charger and just under 3 hours with a 19 kW L2 charger. Level 1 chargers can take days to reach a full charge. Level 3 chargers can fully charge an EV in 30 minutes or less but are impractical to install at your home.
An EV with a 60 kWh battery will take roughly 8 hours to charge from 0-100% on a 7.4kW standard home charge point. Rapid DC charging: 25-150kW This option takes charging speeds to the next level, providing power levels from 25-150kW. However, the most commonly used rapid charging speed is 50kW.
Level 1 chargers take the longest to achieve a full charge, Level 3 chargers are the fastest. A typical electric vehicle (60 kWh battery) takes just under 8 hours to charge from empty to full with a 7 kW Level 2 (L2) charger and just under 3 hours with a 19 kW L2 charger. Level 1 chargers can take days to reach a full charge.
Let consider two EVs, one with a 40 kWh battery and another with an 80 kWh battery. If both cars are connected to a charge point capable of charging at max speed of 7.4 kW, the 40 kWh battery will take approximately 5-6 hours to charge fully, while the 80 kWh battery will take twice as long, around 10-12 hours.
Keep in mind that charging is not linear, and State of charge (SoC) which is the level of charge of an electric battery relative to its current capacity plays a part. The resultant effect is the last 20-30% of the battery may take longer due to reduced charging speeds to protect the battery.
Using a Vauxhall Corsa Electric as an example, a 7kW charger will take nearly 8hrs to fully charge it, while an 11kW charger takes closer to five hours. The main benefit of slow chargers, other than their often convenient locations, is that the …