Identify the car behind the claim
Record the i60 version, BEV or EREV status and relevant battery and charging specification from suitable vehicle information. Do not apply a claim from another powertrain merely because both offers share the model name. The supplier should connect the demonstration to the actual candidate or identify it as a model reference.
The charging compatibility guide establishes the equipment combination. A published figure can provide context, but it does not certify a used car’s present performance. Keep manufacturer test claims, supplier observations and customer planning assumptions in separate fields rather than blending them into one promised time.
Define the measured interval
Ask for the initial and final displayed charge levels, timestamps and energy supplied. A 10–80% observation is not comparable with a 30–60% demonstration without qualification. The charging rate may change during a session, so extrapolating a brief fast interval can produce an unreliable full-session estimate.
State whether the reported time begins when the car arrives, when the connection is made or when energy transfer starts. Queuing, authentication and setup affect a customer’s stop even if they are excluded from a technical charging interval. Those operational details matter when charging time is part of a business-use requirement.
Record the equipment and conditions
Identify the charger, connection method and any proposed accessory. Ask whether other users shared available power and whether a limitation was reported. The station nameplate describes equipment capability under its conditions; it does not prove the selected vehicle received that power throughout the visit.
Include relevant environmental and vehicle conditions as reported by the assessor. Do not prescribe an improvised heating or cooling procedure to reproduce a headline result. Follow the applicable operating instructions. If the conditions differ materially from the customer’s destination, describe the demonstration as evidence for that session rather than a universal performance guarantee.
Separate peak power from average delivery
For illustration only, delivering 30 kWh over 30 minutes corresponds to an average of 60 kW over that interval. The vehicle could briefly display a higher figure without averaging it. This arithmetic is not an i60 charging specification and should not be presented as a measured result for the model.
Ask for the complete relevant session rather than a photograph of the highest number. A graph or time log can make changes understandable, but unexplained variation should be referred to the appropriate provider. A remote buyer should not diagnose a battery fault solely because one session differs from a marketing figure.
Use slow charging as a question, not a diagnosis
If a session was interrupted or unusually slow, record the event and request a qualified explanation. Vehicle condition, charger limitations and operating circumstances need to be considered appropriately. The battery-evidence review answers a different question from whether one public charging visit completed quickly.
Do not erase an unsuccessful attempt from the record and present only a later favourable screenshot. Keep the provider’s conclusion and any further assessment needed. For a repair-dependent offer, distinguish planned work from a verified result and agree what evidence is required before the candidate is accepted.
Build a realistic journey allowance
Include access, possible waiting and the customer’s intended departure charge in the travel discussion. Someone with reliable overnight charging may assess a public-stop limitation differently from a customer relying on a single busy station. The low-temperature range review also helps frame seasonal route uncertainty.
For a dealer fleet, ask whether several vehicles need the same charging point at similar times. An individually acceptable charging session does not establish adequate capacity for the whole operation. Record the practical access plan separately from the vehicle’s technical result so both can be evaluated before the order is finalised.
Request a repeatable charging record
Tell Panda the destination, required powertrain and the charging situation the car must fit. State whether a documented session is part of used-car acceptance or new-car delivery verification. Ask for its conditions and limitations alongside the headline time, with the selected vehicle clearly identified.
If the offer changes to another battery version or a different accessory arrangement, revisit the evidence. The useful outcome is a traceable session and a realistic operating plan. It is not a promise that every charger, weather condition and starting state will reproduce the fastest number shown in a demonstration.