The velocity at which electrical autos can replenish electrons from DC quick chargers is a key statistic that brings potential EV patrons into sure producers’ showrooms and makes them keep away from others. It’s because the sooner an EV goes to cost, the much less time they count on they must spend ready round for its battery to be topped up.
These charging velocity numbers appear to be essential for potential EV patrons. The larger they’re, the extra enticing they make a mannequin in patrons’ eyes, though they maybe needs to be paying extra consideration to the small print concerning the dimension of their battery packs and for what number of miles they will stretch one kilowatt hour (in order that they spend much less time charging).
Producers have speculated this development amongst patrons and try to outdo each other with ever-quicker charging EVs, with extra attention-grabbing headline figures. It’s simple that some spectacular developments within the area of EV charging have been made lately, and charging instances are dropping considerably even in comparison with 5 years in the past.
Presently, the fastest-charging EVs run at 800 volts or extra, and the charging velocity leaders can convey their batteries’ state of cost from 10 % to 80 % in underneath 20 minutes. They’ll add a whole bunch of miles of vary in 10 minutes or so, which sounds very interesting to these EV patrons who don’t need to spend extra time charging than they did filling up their outdated fuel automobile. We’re not fairly there but, however given the speed of development, it’s a degree the trade will in all probability attain in lower than 5 years.
Let’s go over the fastest-charging EVs out there in 2024 and study what their spectacular charging figures imply. We additionally listed when every car will come outfitted with the Tesla NACS connector. It’s price noting that the EVs with the quickest charge of cost aren’t essentially those with the bottom charging instances, since some have fairly large battery packs that can require extra time to cost.
1. GMC Hummer EV And Hummer EV SUV (Tie)
The GMC Hummer EV and Hummer EV SUV have a novel cut up battery pack that permits the autos to function at 400 volts whereas driving and 800 volts to extend their charging velocity. It ought to have a most charging velocity of 350 kW, though we haven’t seen it go a lot above 300 kW when examined. GMC says that in excellent situations, it could actually add as much as 100 miles of vary in simply 12 minutes when hooked as much as a robust sufficient Stage 3 DC quick charger.
Priced from $96,550
NACS charger: From Summer time 2024
1. Chevy Silverado EV (Tie)
Chevrolet tells us the Silverado 4WT can add as much as 100 miles in as little as 10 minutes when charging at a low state of cost on a 350-kW DC quick charger. Just like the Hummer EV and Hummer EV SUV, the Silverado EV’s battery pack is wired as two separate 400-volt battery packs. To succeed in its full charging potential, some relays swap open, others shut, and the pack adjustments from a parallel configuration to a serial association, which, in flip, doubles the voltage.
Priced from: $74,800
NACS charger: 2025 Mannequin Yr (anticipated in Summer time 2024)
2. Tesla Cybertruck
The Cybertruck is the primary 800-volt EV from Tesla, and it’s additionally the quickest to cost, with a most charge of over 300 kW. Tesla says it’s restricted to 250 kW, however unbiased exams have proven it could actually transcend 300 kW even when hooked as much as a robust sufficient third-party charger. The producer estimates {that a} 15-minute cost ought to add as much as 128 miles of driving vary.
Priced from $81,890
NACS charger: Sure
3. Lucid Air Grand Touring And Sapphire
The Lucid Air runs at over 900 volts, which makes it the highest-voltage EV at the moment on sale within the US. This enables for spectacular charging speeds of as much as 300 kW within the high Grand Touring and Sapphire trims, which might achieve as much as 200 miles of vary in 12 minutes. Charging from 10 to 80 % state of cost takes a claimed 22 minutes.
Priced from $111,400
NACS charger: From 2025
4. Porsche Macan EV
Porsche’s second mass-market electrical mannequin, the Macan EV, is constructed on a distinct 800-volt platform than the Taycan, nevertheless it nonetheless has the identical peak charging velocity of 270 kW. Regardless that its battery pack’s usable capability is barely greater than the Taycan, the producer says it could actually go from 10 to 80 % in 21 minutes.
Priced from $80,450
NACS charger: From 2025
5. Porsche Taycan
Because of the 800-volt expertise it acquired by partnering up with Rimac, Porsche’s first EV, the Taycan, can cost at spectacular speeds of as much as 270 kW. That permits the sporty electrical sedan (or wagon) to extend its state of cost from 5 to 80 % in 22.5 minutes.
Priced from $111,100
NACS charger: From 2025
6. Audi E-Tron GT
The Audi E-Tron GT is constructed on the identical 800-volt platform because the Porsche Taycan, so it could actually additionally attain charging speeds of 270 kW. It additionally has an equivalent battery pack because the Porsche, which is why it’s not stunning it can also go from 5 to 80 % in 22.5 minutes.
Priced from $106,500
NACS charger: From 2025
7. Tesla Mannequin 3
The Tesla Mannequin 3 runs on a 400-volt structure, so it could actually’t fairly match the quickest-charging EVs, however its charging efficiency continues to be spectacular given the voltage. It may possibly peak at 250 kW, which is sufficient to add 175 miles of vary in quarter-hour.
Priced from $38,990
NACS charger: Sure
9. Tesla Mannequin Y
The Tesla Mannequin Y is the Mannequin 3’s barely greater and extra sensible brother. They’ve comparable underpinnings and batteries, however the taller and heavier Mannequin Y travels much less on one cost. It may possibly additionally cost at a most of 250 kW, however charging for quarter-hour will solely add 162 miles of vary, in keeping with Tesla (the least of any mannequin within the producer’s lineup).
Priced from $43,990
NACS charger: Sure
8. Tesla Mannequin S 250 kW
Tesla’s first mass-market car, the Mannequin S, has seen a number of essential updates over its nearly one-decade profession, so right now it supplies the identical 250 kW most charging velocity as the remainder of the lineup. It has a much bigger battery pack than the Mannequin 3 and Y, however Tesla says a 15-minute cease at a Supercharger can add as much as 200 miles of vary.
Priced from $74,990
NACS charger: Sure
10. Tesla Mannequin X
The Tesla Mannequin X is the SUV equal of the Mannequin S, they usually have comparable underpinnings in addition to the identical battery pack and peak charging velocity of 250 kW. The Mannequin X carries extra weight and is much less aerodynamic, so it travels much less on one cost, which is why it isn’t stunning {that a} 15-minute Supercharger top-up provides 175 miles of vary.
Priced from $79,990
NACS charger: Sure
11. Lucid Air Touring And Pure
Regardless that all Lucid Airs run on the identical 900+ volts, the extra inexpensive Pure and Touring trims cost barely slower than the Grand Touring and Sapphire, with a most charging velocity of 250 kW. They’ll cost as much as 200 miles of vary in 17 and quarter-hour, respectively.
Priced from $77,400
NACS charger: From 2025
12. Volvo EX90
The EX90 is Volvo’s electrical equal to (and eventual substitute for) the XC90, an enormous, family-friendly SUV. It rides on a brand new platform that will probably be shared with different Volvo and Polestar fashions and encompasses a most charging velocity of 250 kW, which is a powerful achievement for a 400-volt EV. Volvo says it wants half-hour to convey its large battery of over 100 kWh from 10 to 80 % state of cost, and the producer additionally notes that 10 minutes of DC quick charging can add as much as 112 miles of vary.
Priced from $76,695
NACS charger: From 2025
13. Polestar 3
The Polestar 3 is constructed on the identical underpinnings because the Volvo EX90 and has the identical giant battery. This implies it has the identical peak charging energy of 250 kW and the identical 10 to 80 % charging time of half-hour, however a 10-minute quick charging session ought to add barely extra miles given the Polestar 3’s decrease weight and slipperier physique.
Priced from $78,900
NACS charger: From 2025
14. Kia EV6
The Kia EV6 appears like a tall rally-derived fastback, however beneath its sporty sheet metallic, it’s based mostly on the Hyundai-Kia group’s E-GMP 800-volt devoted EV structure. It has a most charging energy of 240 kW and a ten to 80 % cost time of 17 – 18 minutes, relying on the model.
Priced from $42,600
NACS charger: From This autumn 2024
15. Kia EV9
The Kia EV9 is the Korean automaker’s newest electrical mannequin to launch, nevertheless it hasn’t exceeded the EV6’s most charging velocity. It would cost at a most 235 kW for the smaller 76.1 kWh battery and 210 kW for the bigger 99.8 kWh battery, which is sufficient for a ten – 80 % cost in 20 minutes and 24 minutes, respectively.
Priced from $54,900
NACS charger: From 2025
16. Hyundai Ioniq 6
The Hyundai Ioniq 6 can be constructed on the E-GMP platform, with a peak charging velocity of 233 kW. The producer says its battery can go from 10 to 80 % in simply 18 minutes, no matter battery pack dimension, if hooked as much as a station that may present at the very least 250 kW.
Priced from $37,500
NACS charger: From This autumn 2024
17. Hyundai Ioniq 5
The Hyundai Ioniq 5 is the taller crossover various to the low and aerodynamic Ioniq 6, constructed on the identical E-GMP platform. Its peak charging energy is identical 233 kW, as is its 10 to 80 % time of 18 minutes.
Priced from $41,800
NACS charger: From This autumn 2024
18. Genesis GV60
The Ioniq 5’s fancy cousin, the Genesis GV60, is roughly the identical dimension because the Hyundai and is constructed on the identical platform. It has the identical 233 kW peak charging energy in addition to the same-size battery pack, so it costs from 10 to 80 % in 18 minutes.
Priced from $52,000
NACS charger: From This autumn 2024
19. Genesis Electrified GV70
The Genesis Electrified GV70 isn’t constructed on the E-GMP structure (it is an electrical model of the ICE GV70), nevertheless it too has a peak charging energy of 233 kW and a ten to 80 % charging time of 18 minutes. That’s sufficient to offer about 186 miles of additional vary.
Priced from $66,450
NACS charger: From This autumn 2024
20. BMW i4
BMW hasn’t made any 800-volt EVs but (that’s coming with its Neue Klasse sequence of fashions), however for a 400-volt EV, the i4’s most charging energy of 205 kW continues to be spectacular. This was elevated from the unique 195 kW through a software program replace, and it permits the i4 to go from 10 to 80 % in simply over half-hour. BMW says a 10-minute DC quick charging session will add 90 miles of additional vary.
Priced from $52,200
NACS charger: From 2025
21. BMW i7
BMW’s bigger sedan, the i7, shares its CLAR platform with the i4 however is a bigger car with a much bigger battery pack. It was additionally launched with a peak charging charge of 195 kW however has since been up to date to 205 kW. BMW says that charging an i7 for 12 minutes from a 250 kW DC quick charger beginning at 10 % state of cost will add 100 miles of vary.
Priced from $105,700
NACS charger: From 2025