1. I think there are a lot of self-righteous posters in this thread. If I'm going to the mall, which has a SpC, I park at the SpC instead of taking a regular spot. If I'm going to the store that has a charger, and it's free, I park at the charger instead of using a regular spot. Do I need to do it? No. Am I saving something? Maybe 1-2 cups of coffee a year. Why do I do it? Why not, the chargers are there. If I don't use them, no one will.
I wouldn't explicitly go out of my way to charge though. And it doesn't sound like OP is either.
Also, before I decided to make the plunge and get home charging, I'd drive up to the mall and charge there a couple times a month (usually I could do all my charging at home at 120V, those few times when something comes up, I'd be low on charge). Was I using the system in a way it was not meant to be? Maybe. But it's also not explicitly against the rules, so... whatever.
B. Don't overthink this too much. I charge to whatever level I need, whenever I need. If I need 100%, I don't think twice about it. If I need to SpC, I don't think twice about it. I think people are way overthinking this.
The battery will degrade with time and use regardless, so by putting in a ton of effort you might save yourself a tiny percentage of that degradation (which is already low) a year? Eh... not worth the effort.
I wouldn't explicitly go out of my way to charge though. And it doesn't sound like OP is either.
Also, before I decided to make the plunge and get home charging, I'd drive up to the mall and charge there a couple times a month (usually I could do all my charging at home at 120V, those few times when something comes up, I'd be low on charge). Was I using the system in a way it was not meant to be? Maybe. But it's also not explicitly against the rules, so... whatever.
B. Don't overthink this too much. I charge to whatever level I need, whenever I need. If I need 100%, I don't think twice about it. If I need to SpC, I don't think twice about it. I think people are way overthinking this.
The battery will degrade with time and use regardless, so by putting in a ton of effort you might save yourself a tiny percentage of that degradation (which is already low) a year? Eh... not worth the effort.
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