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by rconti 1347 days ago
That only works if you have a short commute. I've charged my Tesla 3 maybe 3 times on 110 and it's a dumpster fire. One time parked at an AirBnB hoping to gather enough juice over the course of a weekend to get useful range heading home while we carpooled with friends.

3 miles per hour of charging is simply not enough. 12h x 3mph = 36mi range added, and that's not enough to reliably expect even a 30 mile roundtrip, let alone any errands you might run. I'd say we go through easily 55-60 miles of range for a 42mi commute. Plus, you're charging at peak hours for part of that.

Obviously I'm not saying you're lying, you did it, that's great, but you sure weren't driving many miles in both cars.

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As I said we augmented with supercharging as needed. Doesn’t work for everyone though as not everyone lives near a supercharger. And there was one person working from home, and one with a short commute.