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Re:The EV Transition Is Harder Than Anyone Thinks by lostlogin on Tuesday March 28, 2023 @10:15PM (#35351324)
> Next: I don't want to find myself stranded in my state the second I go a ways away from a major city, which is STILL an issue.

Plug into a normal power socket like most EV users do.

Edit: it occurs to me that the US is 120V. This can’t help.

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Re:The EV Transition Is Harder Than Anyone Thinks by theshrike79 on Wednesday March 29, 2023 @12:50AM (#35352759)
Yep, 120V countries are harder for at-home charging. Japan and USA as the two biggest ones.

My car is charging from a normal socket at 2.7kW right now. I could go up to 3.6kW, but the included charger only goes up to 12A and I really don't need the extra charging speed.

I get 100-150km charge overnight easily. 5% -> 100% is ~17 hours and I rarely go under 40% in everyday driving even though I charge only to 80% to save the battery as per manufacturer instructions.

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