Excellent topic. A webpage widget on this would be a great tool for EV noobs. With the i-MiEV or a Gen1 LEAF on the West Coast Electric Highway portion of I-5, since the CHAdeMO stations are spaced every 35-40 miles, both cars do best if you drive it like you stole it, charge to 80%, and repeat. A Gen II LEAF is able to skip every other station if you drive with care, so that changes the calculus...
A couple of times I've passed a LEAF en route to the next DCFC, and tried not to gloat when they pulled in for a charge a few minutes behind me.... 
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2012 Mitsubishi i-MiEV, 112 MPGe
2000 Honda Odyssey
1987 F250 Diesel, 6.9L IDI, goes on anything greasy
1983 Grumman Kurbwatt, 170 kW "Gone Postal" twin
1983 Mazda RX-7 electric, 48 kW car show cruiser
1971 VW Karmann Ghia electric, 300 kW tire-smoker
1965 VW Karmann Ghia cabriolet, 1600cc
Have driven over 100,000 all-electric miles!
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