15 November

One of the big criticisms of owning an EV is that it’s much faster to refuel a petrol or diesel car. There is actual data on this, average time to refuel at a bowser has been studied not least by service station owners, it’s a major part of their business model. The answer? About 12 minutes. That’s just to refuel, it doesn’t include queuing if the bowsers are busy, buying food or drink, or going to the toilet. On top of that the studies show it takes on average about 8 minutes for the driver to divert from their route and rejoin it, before and after re-fuelling. That makes the total on average 20 minutes. Modern EVs easily recharge in that time, or even much less. But most EVs also charge at home overnight. That means ZERO minutes out of a person’s trip.