Charge time of a Sealion 7

Are you using the cable that came with the car? We had the same thing with a Atto3. The cable that comes with it only charges at 6A or 1.4kW from a 10A outlet We bought a cable from Amazon that allows you to change the charger setting 6,8,10 When set to 8 we get 1.8; set to 10 we get 2.2.

Omg thankyou for this, thought we had an issue with the car. Do you remember the brand name of the charging cable you bought?

Look for chargers that maximise that 10A socket. So anything that is rated at 2400W. Bunnings sell these types of chargers for a bit under $200.

Can’t figure out how to copy links from Amazon app but it was EV Charger Type 2 [3.5 kW|6M|10A to 15A Adapter] dé Portable EV Chargers with Australian 15A Charger EV, Adjustable Current Compatible with Tesla Model Y/3, BYD/MG/Polestar/Kia and Other PHEV/BEV Note it was much cheaper last weekend when we bought it like $160 aud as they had a voucher. Word of warning, because it can be plugged into a 15A outlet you get the option to charge at 12 and 15, which is dangerous if you are only using a 10A outlet. Ie overheating, damaging wires etc

Thanks for that warning!

you are probably using the granny charging cable and that is about right for the power usage. Standard 8 amp socket - around the 1.5Kw taking into account loss in the cable. Be careful with higher power cables that can go up to 15A as you will need a power outlet that can support that wattage otherwise you may end up burning out the power outlet itself.

You can get a 10amp charger from bunnings without needing to do any electrical work at home, the car only came with an 8amp one. You'll be able to charge at 1.9kw vs 1.4kw which is a fair bit faster. ( I got the DETA one and it works fine) But also: It sounds like you've waited till the battery is nearly flat before plugging it in? unless this was a single 200km trip... make sure you are plugging it in any time you are not driving it! Also maybe look at what charging stations are near you or on your regular trips route and setup accounts for fast charging there.

1.5kw from the included charger is correct. If you need greater range recovery then this can supply overnight, or if you want to charge quickly during 3 hour free periods you'll need a new charger. A faster charger you can plug into a wall outlet might get you about 1.9kw so not much more. Next step up is 15a which requires a 15a outlet so likely a sparky needed, if you're going to do that then might as well get a 32a 5pin round plug and a 32a portable charger. We have a 7kw box installed that charges the battery at a rate of 6.5kw after conversion losses. We almost exclusively charge during 3h free or excess solar.

Well we did do about 160km today when it was on about 75% charge, I just wanted to test if the charge rate was faster at lower SOC, because the only other time I charged it was after picking it up from the dealer, that day we got down to 88% and it took about 8hours to charge to full

yeah give the 10amp charger a go and if that isnt enough you'll need to get an electrician out to put in a 7kw or 3.6kw one

As others have said, that’s what the stock charger delivers. Be careful of buying a 10A charger. While a wall plug nominally SHOULD provide 2300W (230V at 10A), crappy old wiring pushing that much for hours may get a little warm… my understanding is that the car ships with an 8A charger as a precaution.

Thanks for this comment!, that helps me understand a bit more how it all works