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The size of the charger determines how fast it takes to charge. My EV has a 2 KW charger on 220v and 1.5 KW on 110v. I am estimating my range to be about 100 miles a charge, and the would normally be a 13 hour charge for me. I usually drive no more than 20 mile with reaching a charging station at work or home, and there are hundreds of charging stations in my area.
My 17 mile commute to work on 3 charging stations right on it so if for some reason I need to recharge, I can park it and eat some food and after an hour I have 10 or so miles charged up. I am building a 6 KW charger that will decrease my charging time greatly when I have access to the Charge Point Charging Stations in my area.
My batteries (CALB 180 AH) are rated for 2000 cycles at 80% DoD, before they drop to 80% of their original capacity. So in theory that's 200,000 miles of full service like, but to be realistic I am going to say maybe 125,000 miles of full service life. I break even at 35,000 miles, then I'm just saving money after that.
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