25/01/2026
This is why people think EV charging is slow.
Most people see or hear βEVs take hours and hours to chargeβ and assume itβs always true.
But that idea usually comes from a few misunderstandings and a lack of knowledge of both the electric car, and how charging works.
1. They compare it to fossil cars the wrong way around.
People imagine standing at a charger waiting from 0β100%.
In reality, most EV owners charge at home while they sleep. You wake up every day with a βfull tank.β
Thereβs no going to get it, paying excessive amounts or waiting.
An EV can be charged during dwell time, whereas as a fossil car is refilled when active.
It can take hours, because it doesnβt matter. Itβs just parked.
2. People think there are only slow chargers, and not all chargers are the same.
β’ 3 pin plug: very slow and great for emergencies, Air BNB, while camping etc.
β’ Home charger overnight: 6-8 hours while the cars not in use.
β’ DC fast charger: 10-30 minutes for 80%.
This is the one that people that donβt know enough get mixed up, and end up spreading false information about.
There are 3 scenarios hereβ¦
A - People wait for the charge, twiddling their thumbs, not doing something else productive, and it feels like it takes a long time. They then tell people βcharging takes agesβ.
B - People donβt wait, they have something else to do and time flies by, or they end up rushing back to their car because it has charged too fast.
3. People focus too much on the last 20%.
Charging slows down near full (to protect the battery). Going from 80% to 100% feels slow, but 10% to 80% is actually very fast, especially when using the right charger and pre conditioning.
People still wait, or people think that everyone waits for that 80-100%, which is the slowest part of the charge, rather than getting back on the road and saving all that time.
4. They think about their once annual road trips, not daily life.
Yes, on a long road trip youβll stop for 20β30 minutes.
But in normal life? You rarely βwaitβ for charging at all, and you would stop anyway.
So EV charging feels slow if you imagine it like a fossil car.
Itβs actually just different.
Do it right, and you stop thinking about refueling entirely.
Do it wrong, or not know what youβre doing, it can feel like a pain.