I think for most having to go through all that rigamarole would negate one of the the great joys of having EVs - just take 5 seconds to plug 'em in and wake up every day with a full charge.flyonpa said:My Neighbor has two leafs, One Charger, The Charger (L2 30amp i think) is in the middle between the two cars, not far from the Main Circuit box.
When He get home from work, he plugs in, before they go to bed he moves the plug over to her car (and walks the dog) , In Winter he he starts to charge as soon as he gets home ~4p. (Summer rates he has it set to start @ 8p.) He needs a about 60% charge to get to work, (He charges at work also) Leaves work with 100% charge so he has 30-40% left when he plugs in at home.) She need about 40% charge @ day so she can charge every other day if need be. For them the 11p Switch seem to work for them. One car is @ 100% each morning, and the other car (in summer) might not have full charge, but has enough to make it to his work.
Winter Rates (9/1 - 5/31) have just Started, Have not asked him this month, But they should be able to charge two car to 100% each day now.
johnrhansen said:It's tough driving electric. I have just one car, and one evse, and I've conditioned myself to plug it in twice. I have a 60 mile round trip freeway commute. So I get home with about 25 percent remaining. Just in case I need the car for an emergency, I need to plug it in for an hour right away. then I either use the car, or disconnect it, then go out again at bedtime to plug it in so it's topped off in the morning. If I forget, at least It has enough charge to get to work in the morning, and I can go to magic Nissan and do a quick charge on the way home.
flyonpa said:My Neighbor has two leafs, One Charger, The Charger (L2 30amp i think) is in the middle between the two cars, not far from the Main Circuit box.
When He get home from work, he plugs in, before they go to bed he moves the plug over to her car (and walks the dog) , In Winter he he starts to charge as soon as he gets home ~4p. (Summer rates he has it set to start @ 8p.) He needs a about 60% charge to get to work, (He charges at work also) Leaves work with 100% charge so he has 30-40% left when he plugs in at home.) She need about 40% charge @ day so she can charge every other day if need be. For them the 11p Switch seem to work for them. One car is @ 100% each morning, and the other car (in summer) might not have full charge, but has enough to make it to his work.
Winter Rates (9/1 - 5/31) have just Started, Have not asked him this month, But they should be able to charge two car to 100% each day now.
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