What is the average time to charge an electric car and what affects charging speed?
Once you’ve got your head around where to charge, what the different levels of charging are, and have a basic understanding of the difference between AC and DC, you can now better understand the answer to the number one question: “Okay, so how long will it take to charge my new EV?”.
To give you a somewhat accurate approximation, we’ve added an overview of how long it takes to charge EVs below. This overview looks at four average battery sizes and a few different charging power outputs.
Electric car charging times
|
Type of EV |
Small EV |
Medium EV |
Large EV |
Light Commercial |
|
Average Battery Size (right) Power Output (Below) |
25 kWh |
50 kWh |
75 kWh |
100 kWh |
|
Level 1 |
10h30m |
24h30m |
32h45m |
43h30m |
|
Level 2 |
3h45m |
7h45m |
10h00m |
13h30m |
|
Level 2 |
2h00m |
5h15m |
6h45m |
9h00m |
|
Level 2 22 kW |
1h00m |
3h00m |
4h30m |
6h00m |
|
Level 3 |
36 min |
53 min |
1h20m |
1h48m |
|
Level 3 120 kW |
11 min |
22 min |
33 min |
44 min |
|
Level 3 150 kW |
10 min |
18 min |
27 min |
36 min |
|
Level 3 240 kW |
6 min |
12 min |
17 min |
22 min |
*Approximate time to charge the battery from 20 percent to 80 percent state of charge (SoC).
For illustrative purposes only: Does not reflect exact charging times, some vehicles will not be able to handle certain power inputs and/or do not support fast charging.
Post time: Jul-27-2023