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isn't supposed to be super high voltage to work ? or maybe this would be super slow ?
The car can take 120/240 V AC input. Internally, there's a AC to DC rectifier that brings the voltage up to the internal battery's voltage. For 120V 15A charging, this is pretty slow in general since EV batteries have a large capacity.
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.
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.
Most EVs can charge off kf a regular socket using a dedicated cable.
It can take days to charge.
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.