Subaru Solterra Charging Guide

The Solterra is Subarus all wheel drive EV and comes with a 8A Type 2 home charger that plugs in to a standard wall socket. This will take around 29 hours to charge from 10% to 100%. When fully charged the Solterrahas a range of 465km WLTP range.

To fully charge the vehicle overnight we recommend investing in a Wallbox Smart EV charger. The Solterra has an onboard 11kW ac charger and also supports up to 100kW DC charging. At the bottom of the page we have recommend chargers.

Subaru NZ page
https://www.subaru.co.nz/discover/subaru-awd-electric

New Zealand Solterra specifications:

Battery Size	71.4 Kwh
Range	485 km NEDC
Maximum A.C charge speed	11 kW
Maximum D.C charge speed	150 kW
Engine HP combined	215 bph
Charge Port	Type 2 + CCS

Subaru Solterra charge times

Estimate charge timing comparison from 10% to 100%. Generally you do not arrive home with 0% charge remaining.
The last 5% slows down as the cells are balanced so the time below is an estimate.

Charger type	Battery & Model	Approximate charge time 10% to 100%
8A factory charger	71.4 kWh	39 Hours
16A Charger	71.4 kWh	19.5 Hours
32a Wall charger with Socket	71.4 kWh	9.8 Hours
32a Wall charger with 5m cable	71.4 kWh	9.8 Hours
Autel Wall charger	71.4 kWh	9.8 Hours
Tron 22kW wall charger	71.4 kWh	6.5 Hours

Also see our Charge time calculator and Charge Cost calculator

Public charging with the Solterra

There two types of public chargers.

D.C Fast charging. These chargers have the cables attached so there is no need to bring your own. They use the top and bottom charge port called CCS.
To use these public stations download the following apps
Chargenet
Meridian App
Shell App
BP app
Also PlugShare will list all the chargers in the area.

A 150kW DC charger will charge the car from 0% to 80% in around 30min. The DC fast chargers will slow down after 80% so its recommeneded to travel to the next one rather than waiting for it to top up to 100% charge.

Type 2 Public chargers For Type 2 Public chargers, commonly found at supermarkets, malls, hotels, and motels, users are required to provide their own cables. PlugShare provides information about chargers in your vicinity, including the specific cables needed.

What sort of cable do I need for Public charging

We recommend a 22kW Type 2 to Type 2 cable to make use of the faster 11kW charging speeds.
The majority of free and paid public AC chargers use the Type 2 Socket, so this cable will allow you to use the chargers. Note Some public charges have a Type 2 hard wired so a cable is not needed 100% of the time.

Chargers

If you have 3 phase at home we would recommend the Tron 3 phase charger to make use of the 11kW charging speed.

If you have single phase at home then our 7kW home charger suits mosts peoples needs. If you want to make the most of night rates and scheduled charging then our smart chargers can do this.