There are 3 charging levels. 1 is basically just "plug your car into a wall outlet". 2 is more powerful, and usually involves installing a little charging box with a cable, but it's still AC and fairly slow. 3 is the DC fast charging that operates at crazy high voltages and currents.

[–] lime@feddit.nu 20 points 6 hours ago

that's a first-gen chevy volt from 2012-2013. it can't fast-charge at all, it's limited to line voltage only. a full charge takes five hours, give or take. thankfully it's a hybrid.

[–] filcuk@lemmy.zip 30 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Most EVs can charge off kf a regular socket using a dedicated cable.
It can take days to charge.

[–] thanks_shakey_snake@lemmy.ca 19 points 7 hours ago

Can confirm. Mine will take about 3 days to charge from very low to full on a regular wall outlet. Still worth it sometimes though, like when I'm visiting family or camping or something. If I'm gonna spend the day somewhere (like 6+ hours, let's say) it might be worth it.