Hi Everyone, what maximum charging speed do you experienced with the iV?

Officially it capables up to 50kWh or in newer press releases up to 40kWh.
 
I have mine from november, but the maximum peak speed was ~21 kWh. I know in wintertime the battery is cold, therefore charging at slower speed, but after a long driving, in 12 C external temperature, it struggles around ~20kWh. 
It is independent from the charger, even when I'm using a 175kW charging station alone.

In this case a normal "rapid" charging takes ~1 hour instead of 20-25 minute which was promised.

Peak Charging Speed 50 kW. 

So using a charger giving more than 50 kW makes no difference.    Maybe avoid the higher powered ones. 

 

In winter the charging speed might well be slower until the battery warms a bit an then peak Charging speed might be 50 kW on a low battery.

12*oC Ambient is not Cold. 

 

It is 'Average charging speed that matters as it will not stay at the Peak charging speed when it ramps down to protect the battery (cells.)

 

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My Mini has a 32 kWh battery and charges at 50 kW max, but the Average charge speed 5%-100 % might be just 30 kW

That is 1 hour.

For the last 10% , 90-100% if it drops below 11 kW charging speed imight go on the 11 kW AC charger and pay less per kWh and take no longer. 

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10-80% is 26 minutes, not a 10-100% charge on a 50 kW DC charger. 

Edited 15 January, 20251 yr by Ootohere

Many thanks @Ootohere for the comment.  This monday I did a 11%-95% charging, the 11%-80% took 44 minutes so almost the double than the reference. And this speed is quite permanent on DC between 10-80%. After several charging, it seems this is the real capability of this car...

The car and the charger as well is always informing you about the actual charging capacity, and this value was never higher than 21kWh. 

 

Factory values:

The usable capacity: 100% = 19,7 kWh so 10-80% means 13,79kWh / 26 min results 31,82kWh in average in the best range.

It is unclear what value is displayed by the car and the charger, since ~12% charging loss is coming into the equation on DC. According the Skoda communication I assume they are stating the real charge and not the consumed from the charger.

 

My values

15,22kWh / 44 min results 20,75 kWh in avg which is corresnponds with my experience.

 

 

I would expect to get 50 kW Peak at maybe 5 to 10 mins after starting charging and maybe 15-25 % battery charge.

 

I have been charging at never more than 2*oC for near 2 weeks and charger dependent it might peak at 52 kW on a 50 kW charger and sometimes only 35-40 kW. 

This is an EV, but a small battery.

 

Lets hope others with a new car like yours come along and tell what peak they get and if they do get 50kW.

 

PS.

My partner is Hungarian and can not be bothered with the messing about at chargers that i can have.

Scotland has Charge Place Scotland administering Council Chargers and some others and there are some pathetic chargers, 

e-Volt ones, manufactured by a company SWARCO own, and mostly maintained by SWARCO, and then SWARCO run Charge Place Scotland for the Government.    So in this set up i think you can imagine that incompetence is just accepted...

Edited 15 January, 20251 yr by Ootohere

Hi,
I do rarely use DC chargers as I have AC charger in my garage.
Neverthless, my experience shows that it is something like 30 -34 kW per hour when using 50+ kW DC.
In September it was like 34 kW/h while last week during 900 km trip, -charged twice and it was laik 30-32 kW/h
Figures taken from providers apps showing total time and power consumed.