"How long does it take to charge an EV at home?" has a frustrating answer: it depends. But once you understand the three things it depends on — your charger, your battery, and how empty it actually is — the real answer for day-to-day life is reassuringly simple: you plug in at night and it's full by morning.
The three speeds you'll come across
- A normal power point adds roughly 10 km of range per hour. Fine in an emergency, far too slow for daily driving.
- A 7 kW home wall charger — the standard for most Australian homes — adds around 40 km of range per hour. A 60 kWh battery goes from nearly empty to full in about eight hours: overnight, while you sleep.
- A 22 kW charger is roughly three times faster again, but it needs three-phase power and a car that can accept 22 kW AC — most can't, and most homes don't have it.
Why the "0 to 100%" number is the wrong way to think about it
Almost nobody charges from empty to full at home. In real life you drive 30–50 km a day and top back up overnight — which on a 7 kW charger takes an hour or two, not eight. Your car is simply full again every morning. It's much closer to charging a phone than filling a petrol tank.
Charge on the cheapest power
A smart charger can schedule itself to run in your off-peak window automatically, so you're charging on the cheapest electricity while you sleep — and if you have solar, soaking up your own daytime generation. That's usually a bigger saving than raw charging speed.
For the overwhelming majority of drivers, a 7 kW home charger is more than enough — it refills a normal day's driving in an hour or two and a near-empty battery overnight. We recommend the right setup for how you actually drive, not the biggest number on the shelf.
Not sure what your home can take? Tell us about your setup and we'll walk you through it — grants checked first, and installed before your car arrives.
Common questions
How long does it take to charge an EV on a normal power point?
A standard 10-amp power point adds roughly 10 km of range per hour, so a full charge can take well over a day. It's fine as a backup but too slow for daily use — a 7 kW wall charger adds about 40 km per hour.
Can I charge my EV overnight?
Yes — a 7 kW home charger refills a near-empty 60 kWh battery in about eight hours, so it's full by morning. In practice you only replace the 30–50 km you drove that day, which takes an hour or two.
Do I need to charge my EV to 100% every night?
No. Most drivers top up the range they used that day and many keep the car below 100% for battery health. You plug in overnight and it's ready in the morning.
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