""I was like, oh, look. There's some chargers, so we plugged in," Nieri said. When they plugged in, the car's battery was at 53%. "So I just went in, peed, came back out after getting a snack." When he checked the dash, he was at 68%, 13% more juice in what couldn't have been more than 10 or so minutes. Despite the meaningful boost, Nieri said that charge was actually "pretty slow" because he hadn't preconditioned the battery."
"Charging an EV is often assumed to be inconvenient or time-consuming compared to filling up at a gas station, but Nieri stressed that wasn't the case. "I'm gonna make my way over to the shore, get some of my appointments done, then plug in probably for another 10, 15 minutes, and then I should have enough juice to get me home," he added."
A driver stopped at a rest area with chargers while on a trip and plugged in during a restroom and snack break. The battery rose from 53% to 68% in roughly ten minutes, providing a meaningful boost. The charging rate was slower because the battery had not been preconditioned to ideal temperature for fast charging. The brief top-up did not add travel time and allowed the trip to continue. The driver planned another 10–15 minute charge later to secure the return trip. Short opportunistic charging during normal stops can make long-distance EV travel convenient.
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