2020 Tesla Model 3 charging time
Empty to full at home, Level 2
6 h 57 min
- 20-80% Level 2
- 4 h 10 min
- At 7.2 kW
- DC fast 10-80%
- Not published
- For this car
- Level 1 per night (10 h)
- 62 miles
- 28% of the battery
Standard Range RWD: 50 kWh usable battery at 7.2 kW. Charger losses not included.
Time by charger
| Charger | kW at the car | Time for 20-80% | Time for 0-100% (AC) | Miles added per hour |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1, 1.4 kW 120 V, 12 A | 1.4 | 21 h 26 min | 35 h 43 min | 6 |
| Level 2, 7.2 kW 240 V, 30 A | 7.2 | 4 h 10 min | 6 h 57 min | 32 |
| Level 2, 9.6 kW 240 V, 40 A | 9.6 | 3 h 8 min | 5 h 13 min | 42 |
| Level 2, 11.5 kW 240 V, 48 A | 11.5 | 2 h 37 min | 4 h 21 min | 51 |
| DC fast 10-80%, as published | Not listed | Not listed | - | Not listed |
Full charge: usable battery divided by charger kW, at 100% efficiency.
Miles per hour: range divided by battery, times kW. DC uses the average over 10-80%.
What this cannot tell you
AC time assumes a steady rate. Cold batteries charge slower.
Peak DC power is not the average.
- Two or more sources agree
- One source
- Model-level or estimate
- Sources differ
Charging specs: maker and press pages, looked up per model. Collected by GizmoDriver. Battery size and range: the car data above.