stynes
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- Atlanta, GA
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- 2022 R1S LE
Unless I'm on a road trip, I charge at home. When on a road trip, I only charge as much as needed to get to the next charging station unless I'm eating lunch or something and it's just opportunistic. Only charge what's needed because the higher the state of charge, the slower the charging speed. Often 20 to 80% takes roughly ~30 minutes. It may take another 20 minutes or more to go from 80 to 100% which just isn't worth it. So unless you've just got time to kill, only charge what's needed. Charging at home is also cheaper. I pay $.045/kwh between midnight at 6AM here in Georgia. The typical EA charger, I pay $.35 or so/kwh depending on the location and whether or not it actually charges me, etc.I have to ask because I don’t have my R1S yet and I’ve never owned an EV. If you don’t charge at home where it’s convenient overnight or whatever isn’t it a pain in the ass to wait at a charging station for 1 hour+? Like how long does it average? Do you only charge enough to get you to your destination and back or do you “top off”?
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