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Drifter · 05-10-2022, 11:36 PM

Why does level 1 take so much longer? For example on the Ford Escape Plug-in level 1 (110v 20a) takes 11 hours to charge while level 2 (220v 40a) takes 3.3 hours.

So using 1/2 the power takes 3 times longer? I thought faster charging created more heat/waste?

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Drifter EcoModding Apprentice Join Date: Apr 2022 Location: California Posts: 166 Cx9 - '18 Mazda CX9 Grand Touring 90 day: 31.41 mpg (US) Prius - '10 Toyota Prius III 90 day: 57.8 mpg (US) Tundra - '00 Tundra V6 long bed base work truck 90 day: 19.4 mpg (US) Thanks: 95 Thanked 92 Times in 61 Posts	Why is Level 2 charging more than 2x as fast as level 1? Why does level 1 take so much longer? For example on the Ford Escape Plug-in level 1 (110v 20a) takes 11 hours to charge while level 2 (220v 40a) takes 3.3 hours. So using 1/2 the power takes 3 times longer? I thought faster charging created more heat/waste?