I'm pretty predictable, and leave about the same time every morning, and drive about the same distance every day. It usually takes about 75 to 90 minutes to recharge my car to its set limit of 80%. So I get it to 80%, leave, get to work and it sits at about 70% for 10 hours, then get home and it sits at 60% for about 11 hours or so. I think this gives me a good low average state of charge, while still having plenty of excess range in case of an emergency. If I just started charging right when I got home, it would be a much higher average state of charge. I do plug it in right after arriving home, so it doesn't have to use the battery to run the car while in the garage.
It might be overkill, but it's incredibly easy to adopt this habit, so why not?
It might be overkill, but it's incredibly easy to adopt this habit, so why not?