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A fast charger (DC charger) supplies direct current (DC) directly to the vehicle battery. This makes charging much faster than with AC charging, where the car's internal onboard charger only has a limited charging speed.

How does fast charging work technically?

• The fast charger converts alternating current (AC) to direct current (DC)
• DC goes directly to the vehicle battery
• The car's internal charger is bypassed
• The car itself determines the maximum allowed charging speed for battery safety

Result:
Where AC charging can take 3-8 hours, a DC fast charger can sufficiently charge a vehicle in 15-45 minutes.

Not necessarily. Whether you need to upgrade your electricity connection depends on your current connection value (single-phase or three-phase), the desired charging capacity and how many other consumers are running simultaneously. In many cases an upgrade is not needed at all: with dynamic load balancing the charging station automatically adjusts the power based on available capacity, so your fuse box never gets overloaded. Combine charging infrastructure with battery storage or solar panels and the available capacity is used even smarter. Powerland first examines your electrical installation for every project - at home or at work - and only then advises whether an upgrade is necessary.

This depends on three factors: the capacity of the fast charger, the maximum allowable charging capacity of the vehicle and the battery temperature. In practice, a passenger car charges to 80% at a 150 kW charger in approximately 20 to 30 minutes. An electric truck at a 300 kW charger typically needs 45 to 60 minutes for a full charge.