You want to go electric, but dread the thought of waiting around the charging station for 45 minutes to an hour. While most electric vehicle charging is done at home overnight (for pennies on the dollar), the occasional road trip necessitates visits to public fast charging stations. Also known as ‘level 3’ DC fast chargers, the amount of time spent charging here varies widely from one electric vehicle model to another. 

These are the charging times for the fastest charging electric vehicles on the market today. Plus, we’ll take a sneak peek at a few EVs that are just around the corner. 

*Note: Charge times are reflected as 10% to 80% because in all EVs, charging speeds slow significantly beyond 80% state of charge. You might have noticed that your phone and laptop do the same thing.

Fastest Charging Electric Cars Under $50,000

Kia EV6

Wind Rear-Wheel Drive

10-80% (217 miles of range gained) in 18 minutes

Peak charging power accepted: 235 kilowatts

Range at 80%: 248 miles

Range at 100%: 310 miles

Starting price with destination charges: $43,975

Federal EV tax incentive: Does not qualify (not produced in America)

*Note: The all-new EV9 three-row electric SUV also charges extremely fast. It’s based on the exact same powertrain. However, prices for the EV9 start closer to $60,000. Check out EV9 listings.

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Hyundai IONIQ 5

Rear-Wheel Drive

10-80% (212 miles of range gained) in 18 minutes

Peak charging power accepted: 235 kilowatts

Range at 80%: 242 miles

Range at 100%: 303 miles

Starting price with destination charges: $47,225

Federal EV tax incentive: Does not qualify (not produced in America)

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Tesla Model 3

Long Range Dual Motor

10-80% (251 miles of range gained) in 22 minutes

Peak charging power accepted: 235 kilowatts

Range at 80%: 273 miles

Range at 100%: 341 miles

Starting price with destination charges: $49,130

Federal EV tax incentive: No, but the Model 3 Performance qualifies.

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Tesla Model Y

Rear-Wheel Drive

10-80% (180 miles of range gained) in 22 minutes

Peak charging power accepted: 235 kilowatts

Range at 80%: 208 miles

Range at 100%: 260 miles

Starting price with destination charges: $46,380

Federal EV tax incentive: Qualifies under price caps. Learn more.

Fastest-Charging Luxury EVs

Genesis GV60

Dual-Motor

10-80% (174 miles of range gained) in 18 minutes

Peak charging power accepted: 235 kilowatts

Range at 80%: 198 miles

Range at 100%: 248 miles

Starting price with destination charges: $59,980

Federal EV tax incentive: Qualifies under $55,000 price cap

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Lucid Air

10-80% (287 miles of range gained) in 22 minutes

Peak charging power accepted: 300 kilowatts

Range at 80%: 328 miles

Range at 100%: 410 miles

Starting price with destination charges: $71,400

Federal EV tax incentive: No (too expensive)

Fastest Charging Electric Trucks

Rivian R1T

Charging time: 10-80% (246 miles of range gained) in 41 minutes

Peak charging power accepted: 220 kilowatts

Range at 80%: 282 miles

Range at 100%: 352 miles

Starting price: $71,700

Federal EV tax incentive: Qualifies under price caps. Learn more.

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Chevrolet Silverado EV

Charging Time: 10-80% (gaining 308 miles of range) in 28 minutes.

Peak charging power accepted: 350 kilowatts

Range at 80%: 352 miles

Range at 100%: 440 miles

Starting price: $74,800 (until the WT is released)

Federal EV tax incentive: Qualifies under the $80,000 price cap. Learn more.

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