Apartment EV Charging FAQ's - How long does it take to charge an EV?

A standard electric car (70kWh battery) requires 10 hours to fully charge from empty-to-full using a 7kW charging point. Charging an electric car is different to petrol as you constantly top up your charge as opposed to waiting for the battery to be empty Newer EV’s are being fitted with larger batteries that can also be serviced by more powerful ultrarapid EV Charging Stations. Think of an electric car as a mobile phone with a much larger battery, when your return back to the office or home you just plug the car back in. Ideally as batteries get bigger range anxiety will disappear. 95% of electric cars are charged at home or work, Only 5% utilise DC charging stations.

 

Examples of 0-100% charging time across different charging speeds:

  • Charging stations installed for apartments typically have a power rating 7kW (40km/hour) or 22kW (120km /hour). Most installations utilise a 7kW charger due to limitations on the electricity supply
  • Electric cars can utilise either 7kW or 22kW charging stations, however they will be limited by their own capability. So you may not get 22kW, check with your cars manufacturer. Tesla Model 3 is max 11kW for example

 

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