The time it takes to charge an electric car can be as little as 30 minutes or more than 12 hours. This depends on the size of the battery and the speed of the charging point.
How Long Does It Take to Charge an EV?
As a general rule a 7kw home charge point will add 30 miles of range per hour. This means that most customers can fully charge their car overnight ready for the next day. It’s worth remembering that it is the charger within the car that controls the rate of charge and it will often alter the speed of charge at the start and end of a charging cycle to keep the battery in good condition.
A typical electric car (60kWh battery) takes just under 8 hours to charge from empty-to-full with a 7kW charging point.
Most drivers top up charge rather than waiting for their battery to recharge from empty-to-full.
For many electric cars, you can add up to 100 miles of range in ~35 minutes with a 50kW rapid charger.
The bigger your car’s battery and the slower the charging point, the longer it takes to charge from empty to full.
Generally Almost all full battery electric cars can rapid charge, while most plug-in hybrid electric cars can not.
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