The Average EV Driver Is Sitting At A Fast Charger For More Than 40 Minutes

Whether it comes down to a trend of buyers seeking bigger batteries, public DC fast chargers not delivering the speeds they advertise, or lack of knowledge of fast charging practices, it’s taking 42 minutes for the average EV to charge up. A study from Energetics covering 2.4 million charging sessions over a three-year period proved that many drivers are sitting at chargers for a lifetime to get their EVs packed with electrons.

Tesla, for all its foibles, still has the best customer interface for charging and mapping. If you’re road tripping in a Tesla, it will not only guide you to the best stations along your route, but it’ll tell you exactly how long you’ll need to stay stationary in order to get to your destination quicker, even if that means stopping more often. This encourages Tesla drivers to opt for more frequent shorter charging sessions. When you add Tesla charging to the overall fast charging numbers, the average charging time drops to just 31 minutes.

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