Our friend Branden Flasch takes his Rivian R1T electric pickup truck to four different public DC fast charging stations to document his discoveries. In each case, he begins the charging session at a low state of charge, which is representative of what owners are likely to do on a road trip, and charges up to 85 percent.
In the end, Branden admits that even he – who's very well-versed in EV ownership and public charging – was quite surprised by how the total charging times compared. Perhaps more importantly, the documentation of these charging adventures should stand to help educate new and potential electric car owners about how the different charging stations and speeds stack up.
