If you do, you are wasting your time and the time of anytime else waiting for that charger. I’m currently sitting waiting at a DC Fast charger for 30 minutes because some guy in an ID.4 has decided to charge to 100%.
It is nearly always better to charge to 70% or 80% and stop more often. Stop fucking it up for everyone. If you don’t know, the charge rate slows down dramatically the higher the state of charge. I could have charged from 20-80 in the time this guy went from 80-100
This is the right answer.
While a general “unofficial” rule should be only to charge to 80% in most situations at DCFC chargers, there are times when you just need more.
We had to charge to 95% at a DCFC to make it home from Houston (and this was at a charger along a freeway). We made it back with a range of about 20 miles left. Obviously we didn’t want to risk lower as emergencies happen and we don’t have a home charger. Prime example of why people need to chill at the chargers if someone is going past 80% sometimes it’s absolutely needed. We have a Bolt EUV (2023) for reference. If it had to be 100% we absolutely would’ve done it (but we knew we didn’t).
The real issue should be those that are at a charger and not charging or their vehicle is done but doesn’t show up in a reasonable amount of time to move it away.