charging speed

A charging station, also known as a charge point or electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE), is a piece of equipment that supplies electrical power for charging plug-in electric vehicles (including electric cars, electric trucks, electric buses, neighborhood electric vehicles, and plug-in hybrids).
There are two main types: AC charging stations and DC charging stations. Batteries can only be charged with direct current (DC) electric power, while most electricity is delivered from the power grid as alternating current (AC). For this reason, most electric vehicles have a built-in AC-to-DC converter, commonly known as the "onboard charger". At an AC charging station, AC power from the grid is supplied to this onboard charger, which produces DC power to charge the battery. DC chargers facilitate higher power charging (which requires much larger AC-to-DC converters) by building the converter into the charging station instead of the vehicle to avoid size and weight restrictions. The station then supplies DC power to the vehicle directly, bypassing the onboard converter. Most fully electric car models can accept both AC and DC power.
Charging stations provide connectors that conform to a variety of international standards. DC charging stations are commonly equipped with multiple connectors to be able to charge a wide variety of vehicles that utilize competing standards.
Public charging stations are typically found street-side or at retail shopping centers, government facilities, and other parking areas. Private charging stations are typically found at residences, workplaces, and hotels.

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  1. quilkin

    Charging speed puzzle

    I just tried my new MG5 with a new type 2 cable at a public charging station for the first time (I've charged at home with teh granny cable without a problem). I'm going on a long trip at the weekend so wated to make sure it all worked. So I plugged into the 'Shell Recharge' point at my local...
  2. M

    Charging question

    Apologies in advance, this a really silly question I know but one I’m confused about. I’m currently making use of a public charger; 22kw. The car next to me is charging at 11.3kw yet mine is only 2.7kw. Why is this please?
  3. T

    Charging Speed

    Hi Has anyone Tested the Charging Speed and made a Photos of the Charging Progress? What´s the Average Speed?
  4. F

    LFP charging like a boss

    Stopped at a GRIDSERVE last night, arriving after 1 hour drive with 7% SoC, leaving 37 minutes later with 80% SoC. Started charging at 7:53pm and ambient temp of 18°C At 7:58pm it had reached 19% SoC, with the battery temperature between 27°C and 31°C and still charging at 82kW. By 8:12pm it...
  5. J

    Charging rate drop to 2.7kw permanently

    The car has stopped charging at anything above 3kw. I've been to numerous type2 chargers where I was consistenly getting ~7kw previously and now it's only 2.7kw. These are single points, not shared with other cars. I've tried some things like reducing to 8A and back to max but no difference...
  6. D

    Charging away from home

    So I've had my ZS LR Trophy for a year now, and have never travelled more than 100 miles from home, meaning I've only charged at home with my Podpoint 7.4kwh charger! And I don't have the Tesla software update by the way. So I'm still an EV novice I guess! I've gone to Zapmap, and see CCS Combo...
  7. D

    MG4 Trophy LR MY2022 AC Charging Speed

    Hi all, I've had my 2023 MG4 Trophy Long Range since March, and I'm pretty certain it's the MY2022 model - no rear wiper & "pins" in the charging port to support 22kW (11kW limited). I'm experiencing some difficulties with AC charging speeds. I charge once a week at work from ~40% up to 80%...
  8. HazardLights

    Batteries : MG4 SE SR versus Trophy LR

    I intend to buy a Trophy LR because of the heated steering wheel, rear speakers, and faster DC charging speeds (although this may prove to be inconsequential in reality) however there is one thing that is niggling at me which I don't think will change my decision but I still would be interested...
  9. bedsev

    Charger Rip Off

    Don't know if this has come up before, but I have a choice of 3 chargers at Tesco near me, 50kW, 22kW, and 7kW. Obviously the slower you choose the cheaper it is. So yesterday I wasn't in a rush to I opted for the 22kW which is 49p. However, it only delivered at 7kW. Had I know this I would...
  10. R

    MG4 51 kWh charging speed on 3 phase system and on solar panels

    Dear colleagues. I will be soon owner of a MG 4 Explore version ( Romanian name for the standard range with 51kWh battery). I would like to know from the existing owners of this 51 kWh model if the max power of 6,6kW as it is specified in the technical datasheet, can be reached on a charging...
  11. G

    Charging Issues

    Hi All, a weird one I have encountered this week. My MG4 charges at the standard 7kW on my domestic charger and until recently was charging at the standard 7kW at the chargers at work. For some reason the car is only charging at 3kW now at work but still 7kW at home. I am the only EV this is...
  12. S

    Rapid speeds FL

    MG5 FL Been a while since I used a rapid charger but decided to pop round and try the shinny new MFG 150kw chargers round the corner from me. I didn’t preheat the battery and it was about 13c outside. I was charging from 50 to 85% just to see the speed difference once it hit 80%. What puzzled...
  13. J

    Slow charging but not really?

    Hi All, Took delivery of a new MG ZS Trophy LR this week. Charging it for the first time tonight at home, and the car says it's charging at 16A and is predicting a charge finish time far longer than I'd expect. When I look at my in-home smart meter display, I can see the house is drawing 7.7kW...
  14. fshuk1

    SE SR charging rate

    This is for SR LFP cars only. I was wondering is SR owners can share their charging speed here in one forum for us to get a feel for what we can expect AND the charging curve. This will help us live better with our cars specially if we are on a trip. Please just put in your experiences. Just...
  15. richlove

    Safe, or pushing it? (charge rate from 3 pin plug)

    This is probably not MG4 specific, so feel free to move if not appropriate. [Edit: Moved to General Chat.] I have this new charger (10m extension) that I've been using as I don't have a proper home install (and can't), it plugs in to the 3 pin mains. It has an amp limit setting which I've been...
  16. R

    Charging speed variation

    Morning all, When I charge at home with my Indra charger, I don’t always get 7kW speed, which is frustrating when (like today) I need a full charge and it has only added about 10% overnight. I’ve got screenshots from my previous two charges and to clarify - I do nothing differently in terms of...
  17. C

    Fastest Charging Speed You’ve Seen / Got?

    I know some people & reviewers have said that their 4 has struggled to hit the bigger numbers, what’s the max you’ve seen? This is mine currently taken a few mins ago at Tesla Supercharger. It was climbing but someone’s plugged in next to me and that halted that ?
  18. A

    Charging speed

    My MG5 LR is only charging at 3kW instead of 7kW from my wall charger. It is as slow as the 13 amp granny charger. Wall charging is set to 32 amp. Any ideas anyone what wrong or where is the fault. I expect car to charge to 80% in about 8 hrs but it’s taking about 16/18 hrs.
  19. halogen

    19% soc charging speed SR

    Went to 180kw charger station... Disappointed as I only get up to 87kwh charging speed... Dammit mg stop giving false advertising
  20. halogen

    Dc charging at 250kw station

    Hello. Today i took my mg4 51kwh to ultra super fast charger. Its rqted at 250kwh. I plugged it in qt 58% soc. But im only getting max at 63kwh speed. There was an ioniq 5 charging at the time too. Im curious. Isnt the 51kwh batt mg4 is rated at max 117kwh speed? when 2 cars are sharing a...
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