Welcome to the Car and Driver’s Testing Hub, where we focus on the test results in detail. We’ve been pushing vehicles as far as possible beginning around 1956 to give objective information to reinforce our emotional impressions (you can perceive how we test here).
As an ever increasing number of new vehicles change to electric drive, we have made it part of our central goal to test the frequently grand cases automakers parrot about their most recent items. For quite a long time, we’ve tried execution measurements, and in 2021, we added a quick charging test that actions what amount of time it requires for an EV to charge from 10 to 90 percent.
There are various ways of discussing about how rapidly an EV can charge. The pinnacle charging rate alludes to the most elevated kilowatt draw (i.e., quick electrical energy) an EV accomplished while charging. This possibly huge number can be noteworthy, yet a vastly improved sign of charging prevalence is the typical charge rate over the whole 10 to 90 percent. Because a high peak can be followed by a dramatic falloff at higher states of charge, the latter provides a better indication of how quickly you’ll be able to get back on the road. Using the average charge rate rather than the total time also removes the impact of comparing vehicles with different battery capacities.
Moreover, we utilize these charging-test brings about combination with our 75-mph roadway range test to think of how much time it takes to add 50, 100, or 150 miles of certifiable reach. Then there’s the real time it takes to finish the whole 10-to-90-percent charge.
Based on the average charging rate, we have compiled the five EVs that charge the fastest and five that charge the slowest that we have tested over the past few years. The primary portion of the rundown beneath incorporates the quickest charging models, trailed by the slowest five, and we have additionally incorporated the vehicles with the most elevated and least pinnacle charging rate as well as the briefest and most significant length of time to finish our test.
Most noteworthy Normal: 2023 Beginning GV70 Jolted
Because of a somewhat little 77.4-kWh battery, the Beginning GV70 Energized doesn’t offer the longest driving reach on the planet, however that doesn’t exactly make any difference. That is on the grounds that it finished our quick charging test in only 24 minutes. In addition, the electric vehicle GV70 added 150 miles of range in 10 minutes and 13 minutes, respectively. During our test, it was the best of the bunch, producing an average of 166 kW and a peak charge power of 239 kilowatts. Quicker charging is a vital advantage of the 800-volt engineering that these Beginning/Hyundai/Kia vehicles utilize.
Maximum Charge Rate: 239 kW
Normal Charging Rate: 166 kW
All out Charging Time (10-90%): Time Required to Add 50, 100, or 150 Miles: 7/13/23 min
Most noteworthy Normal (second): 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6 Long Reach SE
Averaging 153 kilowatts all through the test, the Hyundai Ioniq 6 Long Reach SE is our second-place finisher. Charging topped at 243 kW, and the Ioniq 6’s swoopy vehicle shape makes it considerably more efficiently productive, and that implies the Ioniq 6 adds miles more rapidly than its kin. It only takes 14 minutes to add 150 miles, which is just enough time for passengers with pets and humans to use the restroom and stretch their legs on a road trip.
Top Charging Rate: Average Charging Speed of 243 kW: 153 kW
All out Charging Time (10-90%): 27 minutes for adding 50, 100, or 150 miles: 6/10/14 min
Most noteworthy Normal (third – tie): 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 5 AWD
We as of late took care of a Hyundai Ioniq 5 for a 40,000-mile long haul test. A piece of the onboarding system included putting it through our quick charging test. Very much like with the Kia EV6 GT, the Ioniq 5 had the option to finish the run from 10 to 90 percent in a short time, averaging a 152-kW charge rate at the same time.
Top Charging Rate: 235 kW
Normal Charging Rate: 152 kW
Absolute Charging Time (10-90%): 26 minutes for adding 50, 100, or 150 miles: 7/13/20 min
Most noteworthy Normal (third – tie): 2022 Kia EV6 GT The Kia EV6 GT tied for first place with a peak charge rate of 232 kW and an average of 152 kilowatts during our test, adding just 66 kW to the 77.4-kWh battery in 26 minutes. The EV6 GT also gained 50 miles of range in seven minutes and 100 miles in fourteen minutes, respectively.
Top Charging Rate: Average Charging Speed of 232 kW: Total Charging Time of 152 kW (10–90%): 26 minutes for adding 50, 100, or 150 miles: 7/14/25 min
Most noteworthy Normal (fifth): 2024 Kia EV9 AWD The brand’s most recent electric vehicle is the Kia EV9. The 10Best-winning three-line SUV is additionally the greatest, and the AWD model we tried had the 99.8-kWh battery pack that is the biggest of any electric Beginning, Hyundai, or Kia. Normally, the EV9’s greater battery added to a more drawn out quick charging time (38 minutes), yet its 136-kW normal charge rate is as yet the fifth-best we’ve seen.
Maximum Charge Rate: 213 kW
Normal Charging Rate: 136 kW
Absolute Charging Time (10-90%): 38 min
Time to Add 50/100/150 Miles: 7/14/21 min: 5th-lowest average 2020 Kia Niro EV
Here’s where the lower part of this rundown begins (in slipping request). The past age Kia Niro EV had the detriment of being an EV based on a fuel controlled vehicle’s foundation and without the advantage of the 800-volt design of the Kias on the quick finish of our gathering. Contrasted and some others on this rundown, the Kia has a generally microscopic 64.0-kWh battery that we figured out how to get 180 certifiable miles out of during our 75-mph thruway test. While the quickest charging EVs expect under 20 minutes to add 150 miles of reach, the Niro required 53.
Top Charging Rate: 74 kW
Normal Charging Rate: 52 kW
Complete Charging Time (10-90%): 65 min
Time to Add 50/100/150 Miles: 15/30/53 min
Least Normal (fourth): 2022 Hyundai Kona Electric Restricted
Like the Niro EV, the original Kona Electric is in a difficult spot contrasted with large numbers of the EVs we’ve tried, as it’s anything but a reason constructed electric vehicle. Rather, the Kona Electric trades out the four-chamber motor and gas tank of its gas partner for a 201-hp electric engine and a 64.0-kWh battery pack. Contrasted and the Niro EV, the Kona Electric required an additional two minutes to charge from 10 to 90 percent. The Hyundai likewise arrived at a pinnacle charge pace of 71 kilowatts and found the middle value of 51 kW all through our quick charge test.
Top Charging Rate: 71 kW
Normal Charging Rate: 51 kW
Absolute Charging Time (10-90%): Adding 50, 100, or 150 Miles in 67 Minutes: 15/30/52 min
Most minimal Normal (third): 2023 Lexus RZ450e Premium
Our most memorable quick accuse trial of the Lexus RZ450e was delayed to such an extent that we took it back to test a subsequent time. The re-test was hardly speedier, however insufficient to keep the RZ from the lower part of our experimental outcomes. In spite of hitting a fair 150-kilowatt top, the RZ’s normal is an exceptionally sluggish 47 kW, which prompted an extensive 66-minute re-energize time. Furthermore, in light of the fact that the RZ’s reach is so restricted, even an extended re-energize won’t add 150 miles of genuine thruway range.
Top Charging Rate: 150 kW
Normal Charging Rate: 47 kW
All out Charging Time (10-90%): 66 min
Time to Add 50/100/150 Miles: 11/35/NA min
Most reduced Normal (second): 2021 Nissan Leaf In addition to
The Nissan Leaf has the qualification of being the main efficiently manufactured EV sold in the U.S., appearing for the 2011 model year. In any case, time has elapsed the electric hatchback by, as additional cutting edge EVs have delivered the Leaf generally out of date. Not in the least did the In addition to demonstrate with the bigger 62.0-kWh battery have a the most minimal pinnacle charging rate, yet its 44-kW normal is the subsequent most obviously terrible. Adding 50 miles of reach likewise required 23 minutes, which is two longer than the Kia EV9 expected to add 150 miles.
Top Charging Rate: 52 kW
Normal Charging Rate: 44 kW
Complete Charging Time (10-90%): 61 min
Time to Add 50/100/150 Miles: 23/45/NA min
Least Normal: 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EUV
While the Chevy Bolt EUV is fit for DC quick charging, it can’t accomplish the triple-digit charge rates that a few additional costly EVs can. The 2022 Screw EUV Send off Release we tried crested at a humble 57 kilowatts and found the middle value of just 41 kW, which lead to a 83-minute charge time to go from 10 to 90 percent.
Maximum Charge Rate: 57 kW
Normal Charging Rate: 41 kW
All out Charging Time (10-90%): 83 min
Time to Add 50/100/150 Miles: 23/44/82 min
Most limited Charge Time: 2023 Beginning Electric GV70 (24 Minutes)
The Beginning Electric GV70 shows up on this rundown, the subsequent time asserting the title for briefest charge time. Assisted by its best-in-test with averaging charge pace of 166 kW, the electric extravagance SUV required just 24 minutes for its 77.4-kWh battery to go from 10 to 90 percent. More limited refueling breaks to charge makes traveling the EV GV70 more charming.
Top Charging Rate: 239 kW
Normal Charging Rate: Total Charging Time of 166 kW (10–90%): 24 min
Time to Add 50/100/150 Miles: 7/13/23 min
Longest Charge Time: 2024 GMC Hummer EV SUV (129 Minutes)
The GMC Hummer EV SUV’s 170.0-kWh battery is huge, so it’s nothing unexpected it requires a long investment to charge. At a little more than two hours, the Hummer is the slowest-charging EV we’ve tried, requiring 20 minutes longer than its pickup-truck kin, which has a considerably bigger battery. While it arrived at a great pinnacle charge pace of 300 kW, it immediately eased back and found the middle value of a measly 78 kW. Adding 50 miles required 15 minutes of charging, and adding 100 miles required 36 minutes.
Top Charging Rate: 300 kW
Normal Charging Rate: Total Charging Time of 78 kW (10–90%): 129 min
Time to Add 50/100/150 Miles: 15/36/59 min
Most elevated Pinnacle: 2022 Clear Air Stupendous Visiting (305 kW)
The Clear Air’s 112.0-kWh battery took a strong noteworthy pinnacle charge pace of 305 kilowatts, the most elevated we’ve seen on any EV. Albeit the general typical on this specific test vehicle wasn’t close to as amazing as a previous Clear Air Dream we tried, the Air Fabulous Visiting has such a lot of reach capacity (410 miles in our 75-mph expressway test) that it needs to add only 37% battery charge to acquire 150 miles of genuine reach, which it did shortly, the speediest of any EV we’ve tried. Its seven-minute run to add 100 miles is likewise the most limited we’ve seen.
Maximum Charge Rate: 305 kW
Normal Charging Rate: 76 kW
Complete Charging Time (10-90%): 80 min
Time to Add 50/100/150 Miles: 6/7/12 min
Least Pinnacle: 2021 Nissan Leaf In addition to (52 kW)
The Nissan Leaf shows up on this rundown yet not for good reasons. The 2021 Leaf Besides, which Nissan says can charge at a higher 100-kW top rate versus the non-In addition to that is covered at 50 kilowatts, simply figured out how to arrive at 52 kW during our test. With its 62.0-kWh battery, Nissan’s EV hatch required about an hour to charge from 10 to 90 percent.
Maximum Charge Rate: 52 kW
Normal Charging Rate: 44 kW
Complete Charging Time (10-90%): 61 min
Time to Add 50/100/150 Miles: 23/45/NA min
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