There are several reasons why you may not be seeing speeds as high as you’d expect. Let’s get you charging faster!
Your battery is too cold
Batteries need to be warm (around 20-30ºC) to reach their peak speeds, anything below that and the vehicle will likely charge slower.
Warm up your battery before charging, through preheating or previous driving and rapid charging, to avoid this limiting.
You’re at a high state of charge (battery percentage)
EVs will typically only hit their peak charging speeds at lower states of charge, before they begin to charge slower at higher battery percentages.
Each electric vehicle has its own ‘charge curve’, which is a graph that describes how much charging power is to be expected at each battery percentage. Review your vehicle’s own charge curve to understand what speeds to expect.
You’re sharing charging power with another vehicle
Some rapid and ultra-rapid chargers allow the ability to split charging power between two vehicles at once. This may mean that the peak charging speed you can expect is reduced when another vehicle is connected. Whilst this is rarely an issue, aim for charging locations like Be.EV Charging Hubs, Charging Greens and Charging Oases which don’t limit power based on the car charging beside you.
Charging power is ramping up
It often takes a few moments for maximum charging power to be reached. Give your vehicle a minute or two to request full power.
A mixture of the above
The factors above combine to impact your charging speeds. For the fastest session, arrive with lower states of charge at your battery’s ideal temperature, aiming for chargers which don’t limit charging speed based on adjacent vehicles.
