This EV Never Hit Peak Power. But It Still Beat Its Charging Claim

The 75-kWh Zeekr 7GT charged from 10% to 80% in about 11 minutes, beating Zeekr’s own 13-minute claim.

It peaked at only about 325 kW, but its unusually flat curve kept the charging power high very late in the session.

At 90% charge, the LFP pack was still pulling roughly 165 kW and reached 100% in about 21 minutes.

China’s Zeekr 7GT currently has the highest claimed peak charging power of any EV sold in Europe. Its 800-volt architecture can theoretically accept up to 480 kilowatts, and Zeekr says the smaller of the two available batteries needs just 13 minutes to charge from 10% to 80%.

However, even without reaching that remarkable charging power, the 7GT equipped with the 75-kilowatt-hour LFP battery is still an absolute charging beast. A new real-world charging test shows why peak power alone doesn’t tell you how quickly an EV charges and why the shape of the charging curve really dictates how long you have to wait for it to top up.