As someone who lives with only street parking and would mainly be looking at a car for weekend/recreational use, do you know how much the batteries typically "leak" when sitting unused for several days?
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Not a lot. Source: had a Bolt for 5 years with no home charging. We'd charge at a fast charger maybe once a week for 45 minutes and be good. NB daily mileage was v low (<30)
In my experience (Tesla &Ford), minimal, maybe 1% per day, maybe less - assuming you’re not doing something silly like trying to maintain cabin temperature the entire time. I would park my Model 3 at the airport for a work trip on Monday and come back on Friday down 3% .
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But 'overheat protection', extreme cold, 'Sentry Mode', etc can use a percent more.
Look to see if you can get charging infrastructure added to your street, or rent a parking space somewhere to level 1 charge.