However, getting a charge up to 80% from about 20% will only take you one hour using a public 50kW charger and just 30 minutes using a 150kW public fast charger. A fully depleted battery should take around seven and a half hours using a Level 2 charger. In the new Volkswagen ID.4 AWD Pro S, using a Level 2 charger at home you will get the full 240 miles of range after an overnight charge that takes about 8 hours or less depending on your state of battery at the time of plugging it in. For starters, if you have installed a Level 2 charger (240-volt) at your home then you should be good to go considering most new EVs can receive a full charge overnight giving you more than enough range for the day ahead. In all, I can see a path to a welcoming EV future if you do a few things. However, the ID.4 is a remarkable vehicle that will surely pave a clear path to an EV future considering its mainstream and versatile appeal that most will consider charging at home via an installed Level 2 charger, which is the best option in my opinion.

In fact, it has been challenging because many charging stations that exist in a big city like Jacksonville, FL have no consistency of availability with many being broken, many not being a “fast charger” at or near 150kW, or they are completely out of the way of my drive.

With that, my experience hasn’t been a walk in the park in my new endeavors of reviewing battery electric vehicles (BEVs). Apart from vehicles like the new VW ID.4 being more of a conscious choice to charge at home, the EV future looks bleak until charging stations become more plentiful, reliable, and easily accessed. Volkswagen is among one of the few manufacturers that have committed to directly helping improve the charging infrastructure in America via Electrify America, which is badly needed because the charging stations are spotty at best in more ways than one.

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