EV charging speeds, band by band
A public charger's speed decides what it is good for: an overnight top-up, a working day, or a twenty-minute stop on a long drive. These are the three bands the directory records.
- Stations
- 6,338
- Level 2
- 3,808
- DC fast
- 749
- 150 kW+
- 221
Choose a charging speed
Fastest band firstLevel 2 charging
AC charging at 50 kW or less — the plug most cars use overnight, at work and while parked.
- Stations
- 3,808
- States
- 21
- Cities
- 1,220
DC fast charging
Stations at 50 kW or more — the ones worth planning a journey around.
- Stations
- 749
- States
- 21
- Cities
- 525
150 kW+ charging
The fastest band in the directory: stations at 150 kW or more.
- Stations
- 221
- States
- 16
- Cities
- 191
3 pages. A station can belong to more than one group, so the totals overlap and do not add up to the directory.
Questions
How these pages are builtWhat is the difference between Level 2 and DC fast charging?
Level 2 is AC charging under 50 kW, adding roughly 10 to 40 miles of range an hour; it suits a car parked for an hour or more. DC fast is 50 kW or more, and a 150 kW site can add a substantial charge in twenty minutes. The connector at a DC site is usually CCS1, NACS or CHAdeMO rather than J1772.
How fast is a 150 kW charger?
A station rated at 150 kW or more is the fastest band in this directory. What a car actually accepts is the other half of the equation: a 350 kW station will only deliver the power the vehicle asks for, so the station record's peak is a ceiling, not a promise.
Do the three bands add up to the directory?
No. Level 2 and DC fast are disjoint, but the 150 kW+ band is a subset of DC fast, so adding all three counts the fastest stations twice. The directory's total is the number to use for the size of the site.
Can I filter the directory by charging speed?
Yes, with a minimum-power filter. The directory can show stations at 50 kW or more and at 150 kW or more; it cannot isolate Level 2, because a minimum of 0 kW shows everything. Each band page links the filter it can reproduce.