WetEV said:When I bought my Leaf there was no Chademo chargers in Washington State, and I thought I'd never use the fast charging port. Charging at home and/or work means a very pleasant commute, and that was my entire plan at that point. That plan still works, and will work even after the very last Chademo in North America is scrapped.
Yes, I overreacted when I said that nobody should buy a Leaf right now. I can see it being a good fit for a lot of use cases, and hopefully most of ours. But one of the Kia drivers I talked to didn't plan on DC charging much when he got his Soul, but he was in a downward spiral running out of charge mid-day, and then having to DC charge to make it through the day, further degrading the battery. I'd like to avoid that fate.
On that note, a related question: If your daily drive is long enough that you can't keep your battery between 80 and 20% on a single charge (which will happen with my wife's work drive occasionally), is it better to charge it to 100% at home, let it run at less than 20% on the way home, or DC charge somewhere along the way? Of the suboptimal options, I don't have a sense of what is more or less bad.
Thanks for the tips, y'all. I'm learning every day.