This Is How Long It Takes For The Kia EV6 To Be Fully Charged Using A Fast Charger

Modified On Nov 22, 2023 03:25 PM By Rohit for Kia EV6

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The Kia EV6 battery pack was able to charge from 0 to 50 percent in just 20 minutes using a DC fast charger

Kia EV6 charging

The Kia EV6 is the carmaker’s first electric vehicle offering in India, introduced back in June 2022. Here, it gets a 77.4 kWh battery pack and the following powertrain choices: a single motor rear-wheel drive (229 PS/350 Nm), and a dual motor all-wheel-drive (325 PS/605 Nm) setup. The EV6 has an ARAI-claimed range of up to 708 km. Recently, we had the top-spec all-wheel-drive EV6 with us and we documented how long it took to be charged from 0 to 100 percent using a DC fast charger.

Charging Time

For our test, we had plugged the Kia EV6 into a 120kW DC fast charger with the battery at nearly 0 percent. Here’s how long it took to fully recharge the premium EV offering:

Charging Percent	Charging Rate	Time
Up to 50 percent	118 kW - 119 kW	20 minutes
51 - 55 percent	118 kW - 119 kW	2 minutes
56 - 60 percent	118 kW - 119 kW	3 minutes
61 - 65 percent	118 kW - 119 kW	3 minutes
66 - 70 percent	118 kW - 119 kW	2 minutes
71 - 75 percent	118 kW - 119 kW	2 minutes
76 - 80 percent	118 kW - 119 kW	2 minutes
81 - 85 percent	118 kW	5 minutes
86 - 90 percent	60 kW	4 minutes
91 - 95 percent	35 kW - 40 kW	7 minutes
96 - 98 percent	29 kW - 30 kW	5 minutes
99 - 100 percent	22 kW	5 minutes

Takeaways

The Kia EV6 took exactly an hour to go from empty to a full charge.
That first half of the battery got topped up the fastest, while the second half took nearly twice as long. Overall, charging from 0-90 percent took 45 minutes, averaging that, 1 percent of charge just took half a minute.
At one point the charging rate went down from 118 kW to 7 kW and back again in a couple of minutes.

Kia EV6 charging

After the battery reached 85 percent charge, the charging rate reduced to 60 kW, and kept dropping gradually for about every 5 seconds, with the lowest recorded rate standing at 41 kW.
Once at 90 percent, the charging speed fell down to 35 kW to 40 kW, and at 93 percent, it hit 29 kW.
The last 5 percent of charge was completed in 10 minutes as the charging rate stood at 22 kW for 95 to 98 percent and 29 kW/30 kW for 99 to 100 percent.

Reason For A Drop In The Charging Rate

When your EV battery charge rate reaches 80 percent, the charging gets slower. This is most commonly observed when you use a DC fast charger, and the battery starts getting hot, which can negatively impact the battery’s longevity. So, slowing down the charging helps prevent overheating and keeps your battery in better shape. Also, the battery pack is like a bunch of cells packed together. Slower charging ensures that all these cells get charged up evenly.

Also Read: Ever Wondered Why Electric Car Manufacturers Only Give 0-80% Charging Time? Here’s The Explanation

Price And Rivals

Kia EV6 charging

The Kia EV6 is priced from Rs 60.95 lakh to Rs 65.95 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi). Its only direct rival is the far more affordable Hyundai Ioniq 5, but due to its price it also goes up against the BMW i4, Volvo XC40 Recharge and the upcoming Skoda Enyaq iV.