Thanks Al. I downloaded the
Thanks Al. I downloaded the app. 98% of the time I just charge overnight at home. One advantage of a PHEV is that you have gas as a backup after you have used up your electricity. I have not seen free charging (unless you count plugging in at your family or good friend's house), but many bigger cities provide close parking at public parking garages with EV chargers. And it is often worth a few bucks to get a good parking spot and charge up at the same time. But if there is already someone charging there that spoils the benefit. With these EV apps it shows how many charging stations are nearby, and their current status of use. The only problems are if someone plugs in, and then just leaves their car there all night for the parking space, or worse if a non-EV car just parks in a charging space. But for most garages they will get towed for doing that. I installed the app and it shows chargers available at several wineries near my house which I never knew about. I'm not sure how good of an idea that charging your car at a winery is, seeing that by the time you got all charged up, you would likely be in no condition to drive.