Electric Vehicle?

Electric Vehicle?

How long does it take to fully charge an electric vehicle?

The charging time depends of a lot of things.

1. how big is the battery
2. how big is your AC outlet
3. which type of battery.

I have made som calculations based on input from our members in the Danish Electric Vehicle Comitee, and we have found that an average EV consumes aprox. 120 Wh per km from the battery, which means that a battery of

12 kWh will give a range og 100 km
24 kWh will give 200 km
etc.

In Denmark we normally use an AC outlet of 230 Volts 16 Amps to charge our vehicles, which means that we can get 3,68 kWh every our. If the battery and charging system has an efficincy of say 85%
then you get 3.68 x 0.85 = 3,1 kWh on the battery every hour.

So if your vehicle has 24 kWh of battery capacity i will take aprox. 8 hours to rechange. If you in stead uses a 3 phase AC outlet, you can divide the time by 3 (aprox 2½ hour)

Generally most moderne batteries can be quick-charged in 15 minuttes up to 1 hour depending og the battery. So it is in most cases the size of your AC lines that will limit how fast you can charge an EV.

Also the build-in charger will set the time, because in most cases it has been desiged to use a certain standard AC outlet. e.g. my Citroën EV has 12 kWh of battery capacity, but the manufactor has designed the charger, so it work on 230 volt / 13 Amps, so in my case I can do at complete recharge in aprox. 5 hours.

12 kWh / (0.85 x 230 x 13) = 4.72 hours

Per Praem
member of board
Danish Electric Vehicle Comitee

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