How electric cars are charged: Kia e-Niro, Hyundai Kona Electric, Jaguar I-Pace, Tesla Model X [comparison]

Youtuber Bjorn Nyland plotted the charging speed of several electric vehicles: Tesla Model X, Jaguar I-Pace, Kia e-Niro / Niro EV, Hyundai Kona Electric. However, he did it in a rather perverse way, because he compared the charging speed with the average power consumption. The effects are pretty unexpected.

The table at the top of the screen is for four vehicles: Tesla Model X P90DL (blue), Hyundai Kona Electric (green), Kia Niro EV (purple), and Jaguar I-Pace (red). The horizontal axis (X, bottom) shows the vehicle's charge level as a percentage of the battery capacity, not the actual kWh capacity.

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However, the most interesting is the vertical axis (Y): it shows the charging speed in kilometers per hour. “600” means that the vehicle is charging at 600 km / h, i.e. an hour of rest on the charger should give it a range of 600 km. Thus, the graph takes into account not only the power of the charger, but also the energy consumption of the vehicle.

And now the most interesting: The undisputed leader of the list is the Tesla Model X, which consumes a lot of energy, but also recharges with power in excess of 100 kW. Just below that are the Hyundai Kona Electric and Kia Niro EV, both of which have a 64kWh battery that use less charging power (up to 70kW) but also use less energy while driving.

Jaguar I-Pace is at the bottom of the list... The car is charged with a power of up to 85 kW, but at the same time it consumes a lot of energy. It looks like even Jaguar's announced 110-120kW bump won't allow it to catch up with the Niro EV / Kony Electric.

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Here are the results that served as the starting point for the diagram above. The graph shows the charging power of the car depending on the battery charge level: