Understanding How Electric Vehicle Charging Works And How Long It Really Takes

From State of Charge.

Electric vehicle charging is, unfortunately, much more complicated than liquid refueling. However, once you understand how it works, it’s actually quite simple. In this video, I explain the basics of how AC and DC electric vehicle charging works, as well as how long it takes to charge an EV.

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:31 Basic terms used with electric vehicle charging
07:58 Level 1 charging
11:11 Level 2 charging
21:13 DC fast charging (level 3)
25:49 Explaining charging curves and the average charging power
28:10 How battery pack voltage affects how fast it can charge
32:55 Summary
37:45 Outro

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