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[quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sorry you had a bad experience.

I LOVE my EV and will never, ever go back to a gas car.  And we've driven it on long trips.

BTW it takes 30-45 minutes to fully charge ours to 100%. Sounds like you charged it at a slow level 1 charger. I'm sure that was frustrating.[/quote]

This was a commercial charger so no idea how it was so slow. I'm at commercial charger #2 so we'll see if it's any better. The chargers aren't marked in any way that I understand to tell oh its fast or slow.

I could see how an EV, when always at home each day is fine, but on the road that's impossible to predict having one available for several hours. [/quote]

It sounds like you have been using AC chargers. For fast charging, you need to use DC charging. What kind of car is it? 
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It's a KIA[/quote]

Okay, look for chargers from Electrify America, EVgo, Chargepoint (but only DC), or Blink. These all have DC fast chargers that can probably charge your car in 30 minutes or less. Don't charge above 80% because from 80 to 100 the cars charge very slowly. It is better to charge multiple times if necessary rather than going above 80%.
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