State of charge, or SOC, indicates how “full” your EV’s battery is. When charging begins, most EVs send the charger an initial SOC, which is displayed on the charger screen. If available, the SOC will be updated as your car charges, though some EVs are not capable of sending our chargers this information.
Our chargers will also display the time it takes to reach 80% SOC, if your car transmits that information. EVs slow their charging rate as the battery approaches a full charge, which typically occurs around 80%. The SOC that this occurs at is often referred to as “bulk charge.” Vehicles will continue charging to 100% at this slower rate to preserve your battery life.
This station is part of the congestion reduction effort and has been identified as a high demand station. To reduce wait times and ensure EV drivers can charge in a timely manner, the chargers at this station will end your session once your vehicle reaches 85% State of Charge (SOC).
For more information on charging speeds, please see the section “What happens when I charge” on the Getting Started with Electrify America webpage.
The goal of the congestion reduction effort is to reduce queuing at select high demand charging stations – thereby allowing more people to charge in a timely manner.
The goal of this congestion reduction effort is to reduce queuing and evaluate customer feedback. We will be monitoring the network and making ongoing changes and adjustments, as necessary.
Electrify America anticipates that this will help reduce wait times for EV drivers.
Electrify America will continue to build more and larger charging stations to better serve the EV community.
Please check our Locate a Charger map, or the mobile app, to see if a specific station is part of the congestion reduction effort.
The charging stations in the congestion reduction effort were chosen due to high demand and queuing concerns. The locations are in metro areas, not along highway corridors, and we review the distance between stations when selecting locations.
Each electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer is different. It can often be found on your vehicle's dash or instrument cluster, but please see your vehicle manufacturer’s owner’s manual or automotive website for details.
Once your EV has reached 85% State of Charge, the charger will stop charging your vehicle, and the 10-minute grace period will begin. After the grace period is over, idle fees will be incurred.
The chargers will not start a session if an EV’s State of Charge is at or above 85%.
Please visit the Locate a Charger map or mobile app to find another charging station near you.
To reduce congestion at the select locations, all charging sessions and EVs will be regulated to 85% State of Charge. Due to fluctuating demands, this change will be in effect at select locations to allow customers to charge in a quick and efficient manner.
Chargers in the congestion reduction effort are programmed to stop charging when your EV has reached 85% State of Charge. They are programmed not to begin a charge if it exceeds the SOC limit established. If you unplug and plug back in, the charger will communicate with your vehicle, register the vehicle's state of charge, and will not begin to charge.
When you plug your EV into an Electrify America charger, the EV and the charger communicate – the vehicle tells the charger the current battery State of Charge, the battery temperature, and other information necessary to start a charging session. After that information is passed over from the vehicle, the Electrify America charger will start the charge if the SOC is below 85%.
The range of each EV is different and depends on many variables such as the weather, the EV battery health, the terrain, etc.
For further questions regarding your EV’s range, please see your vehicle manufacturer’s owner’s manual or automotive website.
Toward the end of any charging session, you may notice charging speeds (kW) slow down. EVs “bulk charge” and slow their charging speed when they reach about 80%. Because of this, we recommend unplugging your vehicle after bulk charging has occurred.
