Oils4AsphaultOnly
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brotherjethro said:Clearly it depends a lot on your situation: I suppose I'm a rare case, but a few months back I bought a used 2013 with the 6.6kw charger and DCQC, and so far I've only been charging at L1 with the included EVSE. Because of my short work commute and the fact that we shop close to where we live, I have been fine on L1. In fact, I can sometimes get by with only charging on Saturday and Sunday mornings (no charges during the week).
I only suffered from range anxiety once -- did a lot of errands on a hot Saturday after only charging to 80% (my bad), and had to drop off my son at a friend's house at the top of a tall, steep hill. Made it back to my house with about 11%, no AC, windows open. Lesson learned!
Anyway, I haven't used L2 or DCQC charging. I keep thinking I probably should install an L2 EVSE-- but why?
To be fair, I have a backup ICE vehicle, a 3/4 ton diesel truck that mostly gets used for towing our camping trailer, or hauling mountain bikes on the weekends. But I drive it so rarely that it needs a battery tender.
Ditch the ICE. Get a hitch [2" receiver].
I switch between this and a yakima 4-bike carrier
... now looking for a trailer ... to umm ... help friends move (yeah, that's it)!