⚡️ Martynn's Tips: Current Thinking

From: Haynes - Tuesday Feb 13,2024 12:31 pm

Electric vehicle charging explained

You’re probably aware that the ban on sales of new petrol and diesel cars has been put back to 2035, but that hasn’t put off car makers, most of which are ploughing ahead and replacing their old models with electric vehicles.

In the meantime, public electric chargers are popping up all over the place – at your local supermarket, public car parks and even in lamp posts – to meet growing demand.

Many of us are yet to drive a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) vehicle, let alone a fully electric vehicle (EV), but the day may come when you decide to make the switch, and when you do the following advice should prove helpful…

EV connector types

There are a few main types of chargers in the UK, and the differences relate to the speed at which they can recharge your EV’s batteries.

The connector types, in order of charging speed, are:

A three-pin plug, which we all have at home (slow)
Type 2 Mennekes connector
CHAdeMO (same speed as Mennekes)
Type 2 or CHAdeMO CCS connector (fastest)

You might also have heard talk of a Type 1 connector, but this is used in the US, so is irrelevant for UK EV users.

Which type of charger you use is dictated by the type of charging port on your vehicle. For example, European car makers have historically tended towards the Type 2 and Type 2 CCS connection, whereas manufacturers from Japan have traditionally used the CHAdeMO charging port.

However, over the past few years, there has been some convergence, with manufacturers such as Hyundai, Kia, Mitsubishi, and Nissan moving towards fitting a Type 2 or Type 2 CCS port for cars that are sold in Europe.

How long will it take to charge my EV?

Slow charging is the rate at which you can charge using a three-pin plug, so generally happens overnight when the car is parked at your home, but it can take more than 24 hours if your EV’s battery is nearly depleted.

Next up in the range of charger speeds are rapid chargers. These 50kW units typically charge your EV from roughly 20% to 80% in around 40 minutes.

Finally, there are ultra-rapid chargers, which are often upwards of 100kW units (although 350kW chargers are becoming more common in the UK). These will take around 20 minutes to get your car’s battery from 20% to 80%.

Read the rest of Martynn’s EV charging blog here

Technical Editor, Martynn Randall has been with Haynes for 27 years and has written more than 60 Haynes Manuals.

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