Method for Charging a Traction Battery of an Electrically Drivable Vehicle, Vehicle, and Charger

A method for charging a vehicle traction battery includes receiving a signal representing a request to charge the battery using a first charging mode, wherein power losses of a charging power supplied from outside the vehicle are lower in the first charging mode than in a second charging mode, determining whether predefined boundary conditions for using the first charging mode are fulfilled, and charging the battery in the first charging mode if the predefined boundary conditions are fulfilled, and otherwise charging the traction battery in the second charging mode, wherein the charging power supplied in the first charging mode and in the second charging mode is in each case supplied via a first electric line. A vehicle and corresponding charger are also disclosed.