{"id":4209,"date":"2020-10-10T17:38:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-10T17:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dealerfireblog.com\/buyevscars\/?p=4209"},"modified":"2020-10-10T17:38:00","modified_gmt":"2020-10-10T17:38:00","slug":"what-factors-affect-electric-car-charge-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.buyevscars.com\/blog\/what-factors-affect-electric-car-charge-time\/","title":{"rendered":"What factors affect electric car charge time?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>Electric Vehicle Battery Charging Factors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Some prospective EV drivers find themselves scared of the charging process. How long will it take? When choosing EV, how important are charge speeds?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find out below how to estimate the length of a particular EV charge!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\">View Our New Electric Vehicle Inventory<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dealerfireblog.com\/buyevscars\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/582\/2020\/10\/chevy-bolt-ev-charging_df.jpg\" alt=\"A dude sticks a charger into a Chevy Bolt\" class=\"wp-image-4213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-ds.com\/blogs-media\/sites\/760\/2020\/10\/23182740\/chevy-bolt-ev-charging_df.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn-ds.com\/blogs-media\/sites\/760\/2020\/10\/23182740\/chevy-bolt-ev-charging_df-300x195.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>The time it takes to charge an electric car depends on several main factors. These include the:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Size of the battery<\/li><li>Fullness of the battery<\/li><li>Maximum charging rate of the vehicle<\/li><li>Maximum charging rate of the chargepoint<\/li><li>Environmental factors<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p><strong>See charging in action <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buyevscars.com\/blog\/how-do-i-charge-my-ford-mustang-mach-e\/\">on the Mustang Mach-E!<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<h3>Maximum Charge Rate of the Vehicle Vs. Maximum Rate of the Chargepoint<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>One interesting element affecting charge time is the interplay between the maximum charging rate that the vehicle can handle and the maximum charging rate that a given chargepoint can spit out. If your vehicle\u2019s maximum charge rate is 7kW, it\u2019s perfectly acceptable to use a 22kW chargepoint, but your EV won\u2019t charge any faster than 7kW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Similarly, chargepoints are rated to charge at different speeds. If your vehicle can handle a charge rate of 11kW, but you\u2019re using a chargepoint that outputs a max of 7kW, your vehicle will charge at 7kW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p><strong>You may have heard that EVs can&#8217;t do road trips. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buyevscars.com\/blog\/how-hard-is-it-to-travel-between-cities-in-an-ev\/\">Is this true?<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<h3>Environmental Factors<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Environmental factors can also impact EV charge speed. Colder temperatures can cause the battery to take slightly longer to charge. This effect is particularly noticeable if you\u2019re using a rapid charger. Less miles are also added per time spent charging in the cold, as such temperatures make vehicles less efficient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll particularly notice an impact if your car regularly heats up and cools down after short journeys, because bringing the cabin space and battery up to a warm temperature takes energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Battery Size and Fullness<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The size of the battery and level of fullness are fairly obvious in how they affect charge times; a bigger battery takes longer to charge than a smaller, and an emptier battery takes longer to charge than a fuller.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3>Do charge times matter?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>After purchase, EV drivers may find the charge time of their vehicle to matter less than they initially expect. Many drivers simply charge they\u2019re vehicles when they have them parked anyways, such as at home overnight or at work during the day. What may end up being of more importance is how many miles of range one\u2019s EV can handle on a full charge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Electric Vehicle Battery Charging Factors Some prospective EV drivers find themselves scared of the charging process. How long will it take? When choosing EV, how important are charge speeds? Find out below how to estimate the length of a particular EV charge!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4212,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[13,21],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Several main factors affect the speed at which an electric vehicle charges. 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