Glossary / Engine

Charger

15 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

A charger is what plugs into a power source to fill up your electric car’s battery.

Technical Definition

An electric vehicle charger is a device that supplies electrical power to recharge the car’s battery, ranging from home wall units to high‑power DC fast chargers.

Hear It Discussed

"And so the charger, you know, I do need to open up the garage and the car sits right outside in charge and all that kind of stuff."
2026 Toyota RAV4 Talking Cars (MP3) 06:26

"...previously had a charger that was free, not free anymore. And so I pulled in and I tried to plug in..."
Lucid Gravity Review, Jeep Recon Reveal, Winter Driving Deep Dive Car Stuff Podcast 10:14

"If you go to Anderson-EV.com you can see the full range of chargers. They start at 695 pounds even though they're premium chargers and they have a concierge"
Episode 200! Porsche anniversary, midnight Mog, US pickups, airships My week in cars: the Autocar podcast 01:24