Slowest Charging EVs Of 2024

Not all electric cars are created equal.

Just as some EVs can blow a vintage muscle car’s doors off at a drag strip – Tesla’s ludicrously fast Model S Plaid goes from 0-60 in under 2 seconds – some can put that charge back into their batteries a lot faster than others. Consumer Reports put together a list of the slowest-charging EVs of 2024, and some of the models on the list may seem surprising.

Even when plugged into the fastest public DC chargers at Electrify America or EVgo, the cars listed below are going to take quite a while to charge.

Some relatively new electric cars, including those from premium brands like Jaguar and Mercedes-Benz, simply can’t make use of the fastest chargers at public DC charging stations. While the Nissan Leaf is an older design that’s being phased out in favor of its more modern Ariya sibling, the Kia Niro Electric, Subaru Solterra and Toyota bZ4X have all been introduced or heavily updated in the last few years.

The reason these cars can’t charge as fast as many of their rivals has to do with what Consumer Reports calls an EV’s acceptance rate, which is measured in kilowatts (kW). A car that can only accept a 150kW peak, like the Toyota and Subaru on this list (the all-wheel-drive versions of those cars are even slower to charge with a 100 kW peak) acceptance rate can’t make use of a 350 kW fast-charger.

Buyers looking for an EV to drive on long-distance road trips should be especially wary of the cars on this list. While it may not be a big deal to owners who drive short distances throughout the day and plug their cars into garage-mounted chargers when parked for the night, those who regularly have to charge on the road may find themselves waiting hours for their cars to charge before they can continue their trip.

What about charging at home? Consumer Reports has a list for that, too.

Well, that’s not good. The Subaru Solterra and Toyota bZ4X ( two cars that are mechanically the same underneath their skin) charge comparatively slowly both on public DC chargers and at home on AC chargers. On the positive side, the Chevy Silverado EV, Ford F-150 Lightning and GMC Sierra are capable of charging at faster rates when plugged into commercial chargers, but owners who will have them on typical 240-volt 40-amp circuits at home may be a little disappointed by their maximum charging rates.

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