Kia EV9 charging speed

The Kia EV9 has a 11 kW three-phase onboard charger. That number — not the charger on your wall — is what decides how fast it charges at home.

Three-phase helps a little

This car draws 7.4 kW single-phase and 11 kW on three-phase — a gain of about 3.1 kW. Real, but modest. If you already have three-phase, use it. If you don't, the upgrade is hard to justify on charging speed alone.

The short answer

On the standard Australian home charger — 32 A single-phase — The Kia EV9 draws 7.4 kW, adding roughly 33 km of range per hour. Over an eight-hour overnight window that is about 266 km — far more than most Australians drive in a day.

What every charger actually delivers

Every figure below is computed live from this car's onboard charger rating, not copied from a brochure. "Wasted" is capacity you would pay for and never use.

What each home charger delivers to this car
Charger Supply This car draws Range per hour 20–80% Wasted
10 A power point Single-phase 1.8 kW 8 km 1 day 3 h
15 A power point Single-phase 2.8 kW 12 km 17 h 35 min
32 A single-phase charger Single-phase 7.4 kW 33 km 6 h 36 min
16 A three-phase charger Three-phase 11 kW 47 km 4 h 37 min
32 A three-phase charger Three-phase 11 kW 47 km 4 h 37 min 12

Assumes a battery of 72.8 kWh and real-world consumption of 199 Wh/km — measured on Australian roads by the AAA Real-World Testing Program. Charging losses of about 10% are included. Change the assumptions in the calculator →

Charging by variant

Onboard charger by variant
Variant Onboard AC charger Type Battery (kWh) DC max (kW)
Air RWD 11 kW Three-phase 72.8 240
Earth / GT-Line AWD 11 kW Three-phase 96 350

Notes

  • Some sources say 11 kW; 10.5 kW is better supported by direct measurement.

Sources

We link the document that states the AC charger rating directly. See how we source and verify.

Work out your own numbers

The table above assumes a full charge from 20–80%. If you want different start and finish points, or want to compare this car against another, the calculator does it and shows every step of the working.

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