Most electric vehicle charging is done at home or at the office, either via a conventional 120-volt outlet (known as Level 1 charging) or a dedicated 240-volt outlet (Level 2 charging). Depending on the vehicle’s battery capacity it can take anywhere from eight hours to more than 16 hours to achieve a full charge using Level 1 charger.

Though it will cost a few hundred florins to have an electrician install a 240-volt outlet in your garage or parking, it will pay off in terms of charging times and power usage. Depending on the vehicle’s battery capacity it can take anywhere between four hours to eight hours to achieve a full charge using Level 2 charger.

There is an even quicker alternative, called Level 3 charging, though it’s limited to a small, but growing, system of public charging stations (at Elmar for instance). Also referred to as DC Fast Charging, it can bring an EV’s battery up to 80 percent of its capacity in as little as 30 minutes, depending on the vehicle.

Please let us explain the differences to you and give our advice regarding the charger that is best for you and your EV. Green Wheels has as well Level 1 as Level 2 chargers in stock varying between 12 amp and 40 amps for as well EU plugs as USA plus and for as well EUR