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This has probably already been answered in the thread, but..

Those with EVs. How often do you plug in at home? Practically if most people are only traveling under 50 miles a day, I can see where after a while you'd likely not plug in every day. Maybe every other or every third if you're on a LV2?

As a second part to this, do you let it charge to 100% at home, or do you normally stop it somewhere like 80%?
When the weather is warm, I don't plug in every night. Only when needed which usually ends up being every 2-3 days. When it's cold, like below freezing, I usually plug in every night so the BMS can warm the battery as needed using shore power and not have to take it from the battery. Also, if it's plugged in, I can set a departure time in the Ford app which will warm the cabin, turn on heated steering wheel and precondition (warm) the battery using shore power and not taking it from the battery.

I usually charge to 80% at home, unless I am going on a long trip the next day, then I'll charge to 100%.

My utility company has a charger rebate program that I applied for and just got approved for today. Should be getting a check for $1,700 in the next week or so. as a condition of getting the rebate I had to sign up for their Managed Charging program which pays $10/month if you only charge between 9:00 PM and 1:00 PM. I have to remain in that program for 1 year to get the rebate, but after that I can participate in a different program that pays more money for charging during off peak hours.

I work from home most of the time but I try to go to the office once a week or so.

The office is about 20 miles from my house (40 minutes) and there is approximately 1,000 ft of elevation difference. My house is in the hills and the office is in the valley. There are free chargers at the office, so when I go there I charge to 90% since the extra 10% doesn't cost me anything.