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(Elbil24): Many people have embarked on their first holiday in an electric car, and may become acquainted with a fast charger for the first time. Unfortunately, it is not as straightforward as filling up with diesel or petrol, although the large charging operators have admittedly simplified their pricing models recently.
Be aware of the price differences
You now pay a price per kWh you transfer from the charging post to the battery pack in your car. Prices vary from supplier to supplier, and are thus comparable to traditional petrol filling.
The difference is that prices can also vary from charger to charger. If the charger you have connected is a so-called lightning charger, which offers a maximum charging power of 150 kW or more, the probability is high that you will have to pay more per transmitted kWh than if the charger is a fast charger with a maximum power of only 50 kW.
For example, each transferred kWh costs 8 kroner and 40 øre on Ionity’s lightning chargers with a maximum power of 350 kW, while at Kople fast charging (50 kW) costs 5 kroner and 90 øre for each transferred kWh.
The difference can quickly amount to 100-200 kroner per «filling».
If you own one of these cars, you should slow down the charging speed
– Waste of money
The difference is that it can potentially go faster charging at Ionity than on the fast charger at Kople, but if it happens in practice, it depends on how high power your car is able to receive.
You can actually experience that it goes just as slowly on the lightning charger as on a fast charger with a much lower maximum power.d
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– If a charger can deliver 150 kilowatts, but your car can only receive 50 kilowatts, it is unnecessary to take up space on a lightning charger. It is also a waste of money. The lightning charger often costs more than chargers with lower power, says Nils Sødal, senior communications consultant at Naf.
In the table below you can see what is the maximum charging power on some of the most popular electric cars right now:
| model | Maks ladeeffekt* |
|---|---|
| Tesla Model 3 | 250 kW |
| Tesla Model Y | 250 kW |
| VW ID. 4 | 125 kW (to be increased to 135) |
| Volvo XC40 Recharge | 150 kW |
| Ford Mustang Mach-E | 150 kW / 115 kW (Long range / Standard range |
| Skoda Enayq | 125 kW (to be increased to 135) |
| Audi e-tron 55 | 150 kW |
| Nissan Leaf | 50 kW |
| Polestar 2 | 150 kW |
| Mercedes-Benz EQC | 110 kW |
| Kia EV6 | 240 kW |
| Hyundai Ioniq 5 | 240 kW |
| * Maximum charging power is usually achieved only for short periods. The average power will always be lower | |
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Note that the speed depends on many conditions, and that the average speed is lower than the maximum speed. You can read more about this here:
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And here you see current prices from some of the largest players:
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