TimeHorse said:
I still say my preferred usage pattern is 22:15 start charge with TOU; 03:15 get in car, go to gym, work, home (80 mi) and then idle the car until charge starts again at 22:15. That means 80% or more charge in 5 hours, which means 6.6kW charging in the house. So 6.6kW L2 is really important to me (at least worth $1000, as I told Nissan); I'd still get the ChaDeMo though, it's just not nearly as important to me here on the right coast, what with the slower infrastructure here.
If you could plug-in for free at the gym or at work, wouldn't that change your needs?
I have a 50 mile round-trip, but luckily have an employer that will allow me to plug in (then again, they have outlets everywhere by the parking area). On L1 charging, if I leave home with a full charge, when I plug in at work I'll be full again within 5 hours. Then when I get home, since I'll have L2 charging, I'll be full again within 2 hours.
Sure, I would love to have even faster charging down the road, but in the short-term, opportunity charging should be encouraged to help grow adoption of electric vehicles and eliminate some F.U.D.