VauxhallGrandland X Hybrid4 (2020) electric chargers

The car

Vauxhall is quickly expanding its electric range of cars thanks to the launch of the Corsa-e and now the Grandland X Hybrid4 plug-in hybrid.

Vauxhall has taken the successful formula of its Grandland X range of SUVs and electrified it with a 13.2kWh battery. This gives the practical and flexible Grandland X a pure electric range of about 32 miles (WLTP testing) – more than enough for most daily commutes and pottering about town at the weekend.

Should you need to go further, such as a family trip, then the hybrid mode makes the most of the 1.6-litre petrol engine and electric motors for an efficient and comfortable drive.

The car is available in four different trims including the Business Edition Nav Premium (which will have a low 12% BIK rate from April 2020) and starting at £35,590 on the road, the SRi Nav at £40,300, the Elite Nav at £42,200 and the range-topping Ultimate Nav which is priced at £45,450.

The car has plenty of power should you need, including a 0-62mph time of seven seconds. The relatively small battery in the Grandland X Hybrid4 will also charge in less than two hours. The car comes with a 3.3kW on-board charger as standard (meaning it is limited to 3.3kW) but you can upgrade to a 6.6kW for faster charging at home.  

Charging at home

You can find full details of how long it takes to charge this vehicle from empty to full using a 7.4kW home charge point at the bottom of this page.

However, it's important to note that most electric car charging is done overnight when you're asleep (so you wake up to a charged vehicle) and it's very unlikely you will ever need to charge the battery from completely empty to completely full. So, in reality, most drivers will only need to "top up" their car's battery overnight - for example, from 50% to 80%. 

We tested how often the average driver would need to charge each week using the Jaguar GO I-PACE app. See how we got on in this video.