[codegrappler]

One thing I have not heard discussed is the all-too-common family visit. If I drive 200 miles to visit some family and stay at their house what’s the etiquette for using their power to charge my car? I wouldn’t feel comfortable asking and saying “I’ve got to leave for two hours to find a charging station” also feels awkward. I want to maximize our time together and not burden folks with needing to pay to charge my car.

[cald0s]

Then pay them. It's not hard to figure how much energy you consumed and what the cost of electricity is, make a conservative estimate, round it up and give them the money.

[pornel]

If it’s really awkward you can charge on the way at a public charging station. In new EVs that’s 20-30 mins, not 2 hours.

The cost of domestic electricity to top up an EV will be around $15 (public chargers have relatively high markup), so probably not a big deal?

[aembleton]

Just ask them if you can plugin. They're family.

[lagadu]

Just charge the car immediately before getting to their house? You can leave 20min earlier to adjust for that.