Charging power on 22 kW charger

[RederOr]

Hi,
I’m quite new into EV. We have at work charges described as 22 kW. How much of this will Urban be able to use ? I looked at some other EVs while they charged and it varied from 6.6 to 11 kW. What to expect from Urban ? This is my first charging ever

 

[MickeySw]

If you believe AI then the MG4 Urban is capable to charge around 10kW if you use a 3 phase cable..

 

[dsimpkins]

To give you a comparision I also have 22kW chargers at work. Using a 3 phase type 2 cable I get 9.6kW charging from my 2023 MG4. The limiting factor is the onboard AC charger of the car. For the original MG4 it's 11kW but once you account for electrical losses in charging 9.6kW is the actual maximum.

 

[MickeySw]

Using a standard single phase cable, you will get around 7kWh (-losses) from a 22kW AC charger.

If you are thinking of buying a 3 phase cable make sure it's rated 22kW (32A/phase), while your MG will never make full use of it, it will still allow you to charge it @ 7kW on a single phase supply.

While you get the same 3 phase rate on a (slightly) cheaper 11kW cable, it will only deliver half (3.5kW) on a single supply.

Edit Moderator: Corrected units. Charge rate is in kW.

 

[RederOr]

Thanks all. Apparently the cable is one limiter but the car may also be less than 11 kW as the normal MG4. I managed to drain battery to 50%, will check tomorrow on the 22kW charger.

 

[fnegroni]

the brochure indeed states 11kW onboard charger for the Urban. Would be nice to get confirmation of that