Will it take a long time to fully charge an electric car?

This is also a great question - without an easy answer!  Charging speeds vary a lot - from as little as 15 minutes using an ultra-rapid 350kW charger, to as much as 24 hours when relying on a domestic three-pin plug.

We discuss in the question about installing a home charger, how this reduces charging times.  There are also varying rates of charge at public charging points.

You could calculate charging times by dividing the size of your battery by the charging power that you are using.  For example a standard small car battery of 52 KWh will take just over an hour to charge fully, using a rapid 50 KW charger.  Charging rates slow as a battery approaches being fully charged - so most manufacturers quote times needed to charge a battery from 10% to 80% charge.

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