From early 2022 to late 2023 my wife drove our EV 50 miles one way every day - her work gave her a 20 amp outlet and we plugged into our 15 amp outlet in the garage at home. This worked for us - we were lucky the work charging was free.
Biggest complaint I have as an EV owner since 2022? Cost and lack of infrastructure.
In 2022 I could get free chargers all over (malls, doctors offices, etc). I could charge and pay $.13-$.20/kWh at superchargers, city chargers, no problem. Now? $.50+/kWh from 8am - 11pm for the most part. 3rd party chargers - $.60-$.70/kWh. Any free chargers (mostly gone now) are 100% packed 24/7 by people who show up, plug in, then leave in a gasser or another car.
Now, most mall / office charging providers have hefty fees after 3 hours of charging to discourage long usage. And yes, even Superchargers are implementing the $.50/min fees past 80% charging to discourage the 100% chargers if most stalls are in use. (I can go from 15% to 80% faster than it takes to go from 80% to 100%).
Most 3rd party charging providers have 3-4 spots and have a line, and are full of people who pull up then spend 20 mins trying to figure out how to charge, or charge to 100% when they don't need to. Also, more than not, they'll have a station out, and it'll be out for months before it is repaired. Don't even think about charging at these places if you have a Tesla - one way to make a lot of enemies - unless it is not being used much.
Apartment complexes (like ours here in NorCal) charge $.85/kWh for their level 2 chargers claiming that they are losing money on them - meanwhile ChargePoint headquarters nearby offers a massive parking lot full of $.30/kWh level 2 chargers - nearby city level 2 chargers are $.50/kWh. (All of these were $.25/kWh when we moved here in 2023)...............
California BADLY needs more chargers or just wall outlets to plug into and .... they really need to stop raising electrical prices... it's cheaper to drive an SUV at CA gas prices at this point.
I don't regret owning an EV (2 now) but CA isn't helping that.