Charging Time of a BMW i3

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BMW i3 Characteristics

The calculated charging times are based on the following characteristics of the BMW i3. 

• Battery size: 37.9 kWh
• Max. AC charging power basic version: 11 kW
• Max. DC charging capacity: 50 kW
• Number of phases: three-phase
• Max. charging current for AC charging stations: 16 A 

The charging times depend on the car characteristics mentioned above, on the charging station, on the adapter used, as well as on the connections.

Charging Time of the BMW i3 at AC Charging Stations 

Charging with a mobile AC wallbox

The charging time of a BMW i3 at a portable wallbox is approximately 4 hours. 

For this calculation of the charging time of the BMW i3, the go-eCharger HOME+ 11 kW and 22 kW as well as the go-e Charger Gemini flex 11 kW and 22 kW were used.

Charging with a mobile AC charging station and adapter*

In the case of the 11 kW charging stations, a CEE red 32 A adapter, a CEE blue 16 A adapter, and an adapter for the household socket with a charging capacity of 10 A were used for the calculation.

The charging time of the BMW i3 at the 11 kW wallbox is approximately 4 to 17 hours, depending on the adapter used.

In the case of the 22 kW charging stations, a CEE red 16 A adapter, a CEE blue 16 A adapter and an adapter for the household socket with a charging capacity of 10 A were used for the calculation.  

The charging time of the MBW i3 at the 22 kW wallbox is also approximately 4 to 17 hours, depending on the adapter used.

Adapter*: only original go-e adapters are to be used for charging with go-e Charger. 

Charging with a stationary AC charging station

The go-eCharger HOMEfix 11 kW and 22 kW and the go-e Charger Gemini 11 kW and 22 kW were used to calculate the charging time for the BMW i3 using a stationary AC charging station.

For the single-phase connection, we used a maximum current of 16 A.

When charging with the stationary 11 kW or 22 kW wallbox and single-phase connection, the charging time of the BMW i3 is 10.80 hours. With a three-phase connection, the charging time is 3.93 hours.

Charging Time of the BMW i3 at a Public DC Charging Station 

The BMW i3 takes about 50 minutes to charge at a DC charging station (max. 50 kW).