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People tend to charge to 100%, due to the low availability of chargers. Better charge to the max ‘just to be on the safe side’, regardless of the extended charge time. I myself have done this when travelling to a holiday destination within the UK. If however, a charger had been available at the holiday cottage we were staying at, I would not if adopted this inefficient charging approach. In short, the proliferation of EV chargers will lessen the current need for many drivers to charge to 100%, but variable pricing based on the vehicles charging rate will be needed to manage Rapid charger throughout as EV uptake increases.

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Inevitably, I believe that variable pricing will be introduced at Rapid chargers, to manage demand. As the charge rate diminishes, due to the car’s charging curve, the price will go up.

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