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If you’re experienced with EV road tripping, you know where your vehicle’s “sweet spot” for charging is. Every EV has a fast charging curve, with the fastest charging happening at lower percentages and the slowest charging happening as the battery approaches 100%. For this reason, it’s almost never a good idea to charge past 80%, and many people charge from 10–60% to make sure every charging stop happens at the highest speeds.
I actually had this happen to me on my most recent road trip for a while. Despite towing a trailer and getting terrible range in my Bolt EUV, I was able to charge it from 10–60% or 10–70% for several stops in a row. When stations are spaced right and you can make this happen, it’s a bit like being the main subject of the 1983 song Break My Stride,…
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