Real time to charge an EV

Speed of charging depends on the output power of the charger plus the model of EV you have and how fast it will accept charging. Here are examples of average charging speeds.

Source	Type of Power Supply	Speed it will Charge At	*Time to charge an EV with a 60kWh battery from 20 to 80% (36kWh)**	Example
Level 1 Normal Power Point (Use a portable unit which plugs into power point. Either supplied with EV or can buy for about $550)	Single phase 10A	2.3 kW/hr	36/2.3 = 15.6 hrs
Level 2 A wall mounted charger at home (About $800 plus electrician cost)	Single phase 32A	7.4 kW/hr	36/7.4 = 4.9 hrs
Level 2 A public AC charger, like a pole mounted charger, or wall or pillar mounted charger, usually need to bring your own Type 2 cable**	Single phase 32A	7.4kW/hr	36/7.4 = 4.9 hrs
	Three phase 16A per phase	11kW/hr	36/11 = 3.3 hrs
Level 3 A public DC charger, with a speed of 50kW, like Evie, Exploren, Chargefox, NRMA, Ampol, BP etc.	DC	50kW/hr	36/50= 44min
Level 3 A public DC charger, with a speed of 100kW Evie, Exploren, Chargefox, NRMA, Ampol, BP etc.	DC	100kW/hr	36/100 = 22min
Level 3 A public DC charger, with a speed of 200kW Tesla, Evie, Exploren, Chargefox, NRMA, Ampol, BP etc.	DC	200kW/hr**	36/200 = 11min
e.g. a Tesla Model 3 22kW 3PH 32A Type 2 cable at least 5m but preferably 7 or 7.5m long. **may be slightly longer as charging slows as battery fills and some EVs may not be designed to accept faster than 150kW

When on a road trip, I stop for 15-30 minutes for coffee or food every couple of hours and so I choose to charge during that time, not because I need to, but topping up when stopped means not needing to stop later just to charge.

My EV is a 2021 Tesla Model 3 LR dual motor AWD with a 75kWh NCM battery.

My fastest charging rate was when the charge rate peaked at 196kW at the DC charger at Holbrook NSW, taking my EV from 16% to 80% in 25 min.

The slowest rates I have chosen when travelling, have been while I’m at the beach or stopped for visiting, meetings or other work. The rate is 11kWh at one of the many AC charge points around, which tops up my EV battery by 30% in 2 hours.

With an electric vehicle, unlike a petrol car, you don’t need to break your journey to go to a petrol station to refuel. Instead when you stop somewhere to do some work, visit a friend, go to the beach, walk the dog, have a meal, or stay overnight, you just plug in your EV while there. This way, you top up your car at a park or business of your choosing, while doing what you want to, without a special stop to charge.

Some of the petroleum retailing companies, like BP and Ampol, are installing EV chargers at their petrol station sites, to attract EV drivers to still stop there, so the travellers still use the retail outlets that are on site.

So EV drivers now have an increasingly large choice of places they can charge when they stop.

Sample of nice places I have visited and also had my car recharging while visiting there