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Yes, most cars can just be set with a start charging time, or a please be ready by x time (I'm less of a fan of this one since the leaving early thing could come up for sure.)

My normal charge level is 80%, and a commute to the office and back takes about 20%. So just setting it to not charge until midnight is really no big deal. I'd still just plug it in when I got home.

Just this Sunday I left Chelan w/98% charge (gained from a 120v 20A outlet at the in-laws)

Stopped 20 min out of town for 10 min because wife needed to put gas in the other car. Just waited.

Stopped in another hour and a half because my aunt/uncle wanted a bathroom/coffee break, charged for 10min (15kwh/$6.75) because we were there.
Got home ~180 miles total later with 36% battery left.

Plugged it in for about 45 minutes or so, left to go to the store for a bit.

Came back, plugged it in for about 30 minutes or so, left to go get dinner (was in the 55% range now)

Came back from dinner, plugged it in and it was 80% in the morning like normal again.

It's just really not that big of a deal, could have still done all of that driving with the 10min charge and had 20% left and could have charged at midnight.
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