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by adrianN 87 days ago
A 2kW socket for ten hours over night will give you a hundred kilometers of range or so. A regular 11kW wall box can fully charge your car over night. How long is the typical commute you're thinking about? Fast charging is pretty much irrelevant day-to-day for people who can plug in at home or at work. The only time these people need fast chargers is during road trips.
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> 2 kW socket

> kilometers

It's much more tenable in the 220V world, for sure.

But even if you only charge during road trips, the quality of the chargers during those road trips matters!