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Home Charging First, or No Home Charging at All

What people actually reported
Home charging covered ~90% of local charging after EVSE
“Once I did, home charging covered about 90% of my local charging and I stopped thinking about it.”
@dmcnaughton
Uses 120V cord in summer, Superchargers in winter
“In summer I run a 120V cord out the office window every other day or so. In winter I mostly use Superchargers, because they come out cheaper than the electricity in my building.”
@dmorrell_74
Modest 20A L2 easily refills a normal day's driving
“Mine is only 20A, and it still sits idle most of the time. Even a modest L2 refills a normal day's driving with hours to spare”
@wes_harkin
Let battery drop to 8% relying on slow Level 1
“I let mine get down to 8% before it really sank in how little it adds overnight.”
@cliff_adair
Home charging cut fuel costs a lot
“Charging at home has cut my fuel costs a lot, so it's worth getting the setup right once.”
@terry_wynn
Chose Tesla for Supercharger reliability without home charging
“Superchargers were the whole reason I ended up in a Tesla.”
@kroeger_t
Public charging works fine using Superchargers
“I drive a bZ, which works at Superchargers, so it's been fine.”
@tmaki_82
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