Charging time and charging speed

Charging time

How long does it take to charge an EV?

In reality, electric vehicle owners don't often worry about this, as charging almost always takes place at home.

Charging your car when you get home is as quick and easy as charging your phone or computer.

Factors that influence charging speed

Charging speed is the number of kilometers added to the vehicle's range for each hour of charging.
The factors that influence the charging speed are:

• Charging station power level;
• State of charge of the battery;
• Battery temperature;
• Power of the on-board charger (On-board charger: A vehicle component that receives alternate current (AC) from the charging station and converts it to direct current (DC) to charge the battery. All-electric vehicles are generally equipped with a more powerful on-board charger (6.6 kW and more) while plug-in hybrids often have a less powerful charger (3.3 to 6.6 kW).).

Here are some examples of charging times for some plug-in vehicle models.

Taking into account the battery size and the power of the vehicle’s on-board charger, here are examples of charging times according to each type of charging station.

Charging costs

Driving electric is simply less expensive... even if we use public charging occasionally.

Compare costs of travelling 20,000 kilometres depending on a vehicle's fuel consumption and energy prices (gas or electricity).