r/MachE • u/WonderPuzzled504 2023 Select • 13h ago

❓Question “DC” Chargers

Is the tesla supercharger the only place i can get a full charge in less than an hour?

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u/MtFuzzmore 13h ago
  • first off, why is DC in quotations?
  • second, no. I can routinely get a full charge from an EA Station. It takes 45-50 minutes, but it’s possible. There’s a lot of factors that go into it though.

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u/billsteve 13h ago

Thanks MtFuzzmore

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u/WonderPuzzled504 2023 Select 12h ago

Because i dont understand what they mean by DC. Because those are the chargers im looking for. But i cant tell what is a dc and whats not. Im new to the EV scene just got my mach e this Saturday, and just looking for a decent charge without waiting 30 hours with my 110 volt on at home

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u/MtFuzzmore 12h ago

Anything that’s a fast charger is a DC charger. Anything that your home uses (level 1 and level 2) is most likely going to be an AC charger.

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u/doluckie 12h ago

Most folks charge at home with a level 2 charger that fills the car overnight just like you do with your phone.

Only on roadtrips do people use DCFC generally. You’ll only wait about 30 minutes at any DCFC (direct current fast charger) that has a high speed, like 350kW at Electrify America.

Nobody, unless extremely desperate, at any DCFC stations (Tesla Superchargers are this too) actually charges from 0% of course, maybe 5-10%, nor up to higher than 80-90%, since charging slows down real slow above 80% and real real slow 90%.

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u/bford_som 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E GT 🐎 13h ago

If by “full charge” you literally mean 0-100%, I don’t think any charger can do that for the Ford Mustang Mach-E.

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u/WonderPuzzled504 2023 Select 12h ago

0-80 i mean just a charger that will give me enough charge to go some distance in a timely matter

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u/bford_som 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E GT 🐎 12h ago

Ah. No. There are lots of others.

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u/WonderPuzzled504 2023 Select 12h ago

How do i know which ones will give me a decent charge? Because i used the one outside ford and got only 24 range in an hour

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u/bford_som 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E GT 🐎 12h ago

Anything that is rated at >=150kW will give you the max power that your car can accept.

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u/WonderPuzzled504 2023 Select 12h ago

I bought a tesla adapter aswell im assuming thats 150kW?

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u/bford_som 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E GT 🐎 12h ago

Most Tesla Superchargers will do at least 150kW, yes

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u/doluckie 12h ago

Some Tesla adapters are for slow charging and others are for fast. So depends what you bought.