What time do you charge your car?

12 midnight, 240v 50/40amp

 

I plug the car in whenever I pull into the garage and leave it plugged in until I drive it again. No schedule. What should I answer?

 

I charge it whenever I can, wherever I go because I do not have a home charger. That's why I want an 85!

 

I have my car finish charging around 7am (when peak rates start in the morning here). That means I set the manually set the charge timer to begin between 4 and 6am.

 

My car starts charging at 11:15pm. A comfortable buffer for when my ToU goes to near zero.

If I have need to charge my car, or run it below 1/3rd level I will start the charge immediately and charge to 50%.

 

My car charges nightly at 10pm, when the electricity is at the lowest rate. California PGE solar rates.

 

None of the above. 7p-7a

 

My rates are lowest between 12am and 6am. Since I have a MS60 it takes 2 to 4 hours to charge on a NEMA 14-50 (I don't ever get it below 70 miles of rated range). So I start my charge at 2am so that the car doesn't suffer too much vampire loss by the time I get up for work.

 

If I am at work, I plug in at 0700. If I am not at work and need a charge, I schedule for 0100 (PG&E TOU).

 

I plug in the car when I get home from work (5:30) and let it charge until its done. We don't have different rates for electricity in Seattle so I don't have to schedule the time.

 

I have charging set to start at 2:00am. It usually needs to add ~70 miles, so takes just over 2 hours.

Our TOU plan has off-peak from 9pm to 9am plus all day on weekends. I typically leave for work any time between 5:30 and 7:00 -- so starting at 2am allows charging to finish before then, plus leave a little extra time for charging on the few days that I drive ~100 miles and it needs another hour or so to complete...

Edit: I use the NEMA 14-50...

 

hmm, I charge with a household outlet so from 6PM to 8AM (3kW)

 

Start at 1:30AM for me, 30 mins after the start of super off-peak rates. I'm usually done charging by 4:30 AM (90 mi commute, 240V 40A).

 

I start charging at 02:30 unless I need a range charge. That way it's just finishing shortly before I leave. If it finishes early, then I use the app to make it charge a bit more so I have a nice warm battery to start out with.

 

I have a stepped meter so 1-6 AM is 6 cents kWh I then turn down the amps depending on how much mileage I have so that charging ends near when I drive out and the battery is warm. This removes the yellow bar reducing regen in colder temps. And the lower amps might help increase battery life.

 

I used to have the car plugged in all the time and so charged throughout the day. Moved to a EV ToU rate/meter, so now kick off charging at 12:15am. I have an HPWC and can charge at 80A, so I can range change even if I need to leave early in the morning.

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Just switched to TOU plan. 0.4 cents/kWh between 11pm and 6am. I usually only need about 2.5 hours of charging, so I start at 3:30, to finish by 6am. Leave for work at 8am.

 

Off peak rates in my area are from 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM and all day weekends/holidays. I charge in this window and usually at a lower amperage so as not to overload my service panel.