Reply To: Hyundai Tucson Test Drive Questions

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Glos Guy
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    @gilders I can’t advise on your specific charging cable, but with my Hyundai one I have it set to the fastest charge speed (10A?) which works fine on a normal socket. The plug gets very very slightly warm but nowhere near hot. I simply plug in to the wall socket and flick the socket switch on first, then plug the other end in to the car. That’s it. A second or two after you plug in you’ll hear the charger end activate in the socket and there will be a ping as the battery charge and charge time flash up on the instrument cluster. I just leave the car and wait until I get an alert on the app that it’s charged. Alternatively, you can check progress on the app or every time you open the door the charge status will show on the instrument cluster.  Empty (well, 15% is empty) to full takes 6.5 hours. After the charge has completed, I flick off the switch to the wall socket, unplug the plug end of the charge cable and coil it up as I walk towards the other end when I simply unplug from the car and put the cover on the socket and shut the flap. It’s dead easy, just a faff compared to a pure ICE car IMHO.