Charging is undoubtedly the main barrier to purchasing an electric vehicle today, given the price of cars. However, in a few years, the range has clearly increased, the charging network has become much denser, and the charging power has improved.

Of course, as far as the thermal model is concerned, to have the car in your garage that has the most autonomy and that charges the fastest, you will have to put your hand in your wallet. And that’s what this new study proves to us, which compared the autonomy recovered by several electric cars at a single charging station for 20 minutes. This study only covers electric vehicles sold in the US, but some of these models are also sold in our region.

Lucid Air before the Tesla Model S

The charging champion is Lucid Air, which managed to recover 208 miles, or 335 km, in a 20-minute charge. No other car among the 13 test models showed better results. The car has a more modern and efficient battery than the competition, combined with an 800-volt architecture.

The Tesla Model S Plaid took second place in the study, driving 193 miles (311 km) in 20 minutes. A remarkable result considering that the 95kW battery is based on a 400V architecture.

While the Lucid Air GT and Tesla Model S Plaid are out of the financial reach of most motorists, the third-place car is more affordable. This is a Kia EV6 RWD that recovered 191 miles (307 km) in 20 minutes, a good result that is thanks in part to the 800-volt architecture on which the car is based.

A study to consider in the future?

The Tesla Model 3 Long Range AWD is fourth with 169 miles (272 km) charged in 20 minutes, followed by the Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD with 161 miles (259 km) in 20 minutes.

In addition to the models mentioned above, the list of cars also included the BMW iX xDrive50, BMW i4 eDrive40, Ford Mustang Mach-E, Ford F-150 Lightning 4WD Extended Range, Polestar 2 Long Range Single Motor, Porsche Taycan GTS, Rivian R1T and Volkswagen ID .4 Pro.

However, this research should obviously be viewed in hindsight, as charging an EV can depend on many things, starting from the charging station itselfpre-conditioning of the batteries (which was the case with all the cars in the study) or even the outside temperature.