Mode 2 charging (your basic residential 3 pin connection) has always been available, providing charging rates of 3-kW.
Mode 3 is now standard in homes across the UK and public places, with minimum charging rates of 7-kW, going up to 22-kW.
Mode 4 is becoming more common as demand increases, boasting charging rates from 44-kW all the way up to 350-kW.
To compare these speeds, let’s say you have the same EV as before with an 80-kWh battery. The Mode 2 charger would take over 26 hours to fully charge. Mode 3 would take just over 11 hours, and Mode 4 would take only 3 hours to fully charge!