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Re charging times, there are several aspects here:

* charging stations have different powers

* charging time depends non-linearly on the remaining change

* ... and it's also temperature dependent (though only a little, with my plug-in hybrid)

I cannot plug in at home, but there's a public charging station around the corner, 3 minutes walk.

So I arrive there, plugin in, and the car gives me an estimation when charge might be finished. The initial estimate is sometimes off by up to 30 minutes (usually less). Sometimes I also forget the estimate, because I'm too busy with other things.

Getting a notification when the charge has finished, and an updated ETA on demand, is a notable QoL improvement.

It feels a bit similar to bluetooth headphones: I never complained about the cable before I switched to bluetooth. But now, I'd find it annoying to go back to cables.



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