FOTW #1319, December 4, 2023: EV Charging at Paid DC Fast Charging Stations Average 42 Minutes per Session

An analysis of data collected from a study of electric vehicle (EV) owners shows fast charging statistics over a three-year period from June 30, 2020, to June 30, 2023, and includes a total of about 2.4 million sessions.

Vehicle Technologies Office

December 4, 2023
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An analysis of data collected from a study of electric vehicle (EV) owners shows fast charging statistics over a three-year period from June 30, 2020, to June 30, 2023, and includes a total of about 2.4 million sessions. The average length of time for a paid fast charging session was 42 minutes, consuming an average of 22 kWh of energy. Free fast charging sessions nearly doubled those numbers at 1 hour and 18 minutes and 42 kWh of electricity consumed.

DC Fast Charging Statistics, June 30, 2020, to June 30, 2023

Charging Cost

Number of Sessions

Energy per Session (kWh)

Charge Time per Session (minutes)

Free957,26540.778
Paid1,412,05022.042
Totals2,369,31529.454

Note: The statistics in this study are from a self-selected set of EV owners nationwide. They do not include charging sessions from Tesla’s Supercharger network.

Source: Energetics, EVWATTS Dashboard.