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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Two-electric vehicle owner. Disagree with 14:36; the Electrify America stations I've seen are *not* fast chargers. This makes a huge difference (many many hours vs 30-60 min to fully charge). We charge overnight in our garage (both cars, a Tesla & a non-Tesla electric) & occasionally charge on a road trip (Tesla). That's why even though Musk is an idiot, I would strongly recommend getting a Tesla over any other electric car -- it's all about the charging network & despite $ going into this, it will take awhile to build up that network--and honestly, I would strongly consider a hybrid like 14:34 recommends.[/quote]

The EA stations, while not as fast to charge as some Tesla superchargers for most cars, are DCFC level 3 chargers — it’s not going to take any car hours and hours to charge fully there. It’s possible they have a level 2 charger at some stations, but most of them are 150 or 350 kw. Actual charging speed depends on your car and your starting state of charge, obviously, but it shouldn’t be more than 40 to 60 minutes at most to get from under 10 percent to over 80.

Even slower EA stations are better than some of the old ChargePoint ones I’ve used on road trips that cap out at 50 kw — but even those will charge most cars pretty well in about an hour. [/quote]

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