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Yes. I live outside of the city limits which sometimes mean multiple trips back and forth into town. For example taking our trash out is putting it in a burn barrel or taking it to the trash dump.
obviously no one does the full 70 odd hours to charge the car up on 120v.
who said "a great majority"? 
agreed it's a dumb thing to display.
my brief horrible experiences with 120v when i first got the car showed it charged about 1% an hour. 
so 10% overnight would get me 25miles range. as you say better than nothing but a really bad option unless one has an extremely limited usage.
in your ev? your lightning would take a month to recharge on 120v
so 10% overnight would get me 25miles range. as you say better than nothing but a really bad option unless one has an extremely limited usage.in your ev? your lightning would take a month to recharge on 120v
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If you happen to broadly fit into the driving pattern of the average American, who supposedly drives under 40 miles per day on average, you could get by on Level 1 charging if need be. Doesn't work for anything outside that, but if the majority of your driving is limited commute and short trips you could make it work with an efficient EV.
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. I usually charge when I get down to 40 percent. When I drove gas cars, quarter tank was "empty" in my mind
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My wife is in the Prius today. She will drive around 60ish miles today. She left the house with it showing 34 miles to empty. I’ll throw some gas in it tomorrow or so. 🎲🎲
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But for charging, I always charge as much as possible. Range anxiety is real.
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When I used to drive gas cars, I would wait until the light came on and then some. I hated stopping at stations. Didn't have the time, didn't want to go out of my way, didn't want to deal with panhandlers asking to wash my windshield.
But for charging, I always charge as much as possible. Range anxiety is real.
But for charging, I always charge as much as possible. Range anxiety is real.
I've been driving EV's long enough where range anxiety no longer exists. I once had only 38 percent SoC on our Model Y, I drove first to San Ramon (from San Jose) to pay condolences to friends who's relative passed away, then to Berkley. On the way back home, made a 10 minute stop in Oakland and got home with around 14 percent SoC. Got home, plugged in, and the car was ready to take me to work in the morning
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My problem is I live in an apartment complex so charging is first come first served. I don't always have guaranteed charging. And the free charging that came with my Etron at EA is next to worthless because of the broken machines or long lines.
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I feel for you on both ends. That's why I now have two Tesla's, I can charge at home and don't have any issues charging while traveling
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