Charging an EV can be anything between 30-60 minutes and 8-10 hours. How long it takes to charge your electric car depends on the car's battery size, how many miles you do between charges, your charging behavior and the power rating of the charger you're using.

There are a few different types of electric vehicle (EV). Some run purely on electricity, these are called pure electric vehicles. And some can also be run on petrol or diesel, these are called hybrid electric vehicles. There are three main types of chargers :

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1. Plug-in electric - This means the car runs purely on electricity and gets all its power when it's plugged in to charge. This type doesn't need petrol or diesel to run so doesn't produce any emissions like traditional cars.

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2. Plug-in hybrid - These cars mainly run on electricity but also have a traditional fuel engine so you can use petrol or diesel too if they run out of charge. When running on fuel, these cars will produce emissions but when they're running on electricity, they won't. Plug-in hybrids can be plugged into an electricity source to recharge their battery.

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3. Hybrid-electric - These run mainly on fuel like petrol or diesel but also have an electric battery too, which is recharged through regenerative braking. These let you switch between using your fuel engine and using 'EV' mode at the touch of a button. These cars cannot be plugged into an electricity source and rely on petrol or diesel for energy.

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