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

  • jefferios@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I disagree, in certain situations folks will need every percent. I needed 100% when I was driving from Staunton, VA to Snowshoe, WV for a weekend ski trip. I actually unplugged at 96% because it was so slow, but I wanted as much buffer as possible. I arrived with less than 10%.

    Snowshoe, WV is in a National Radio Quite zone, so no cell service and only one spot to charge at Greenbank Observatory which was nearby the resort. The drive was through the mountains in the winter, so while the estimate was correct, I would not blame anyone for wanting to charge to 100% for a drive like that.