Tvov wrote:
Do EVs need super power turbo charger pedestal things? Can't they charge, even if it is a "trickle charge", off a regular outlet?
A 90kwh battery bank is not uncommon in an EV.
At home, you might use 10-20kwh on your daily commute. So if you plug into a household outlet and draw 1.5kw, 12-16hrs overnight and you've replaced that usage.
If you arrive at a campground with the battery bank down to 10kwh, it will take 53hr at 1.5kw. That's over 2 days plugged in, not being able to use the car. If you take the car out for a day trip, you stop charging and use more kwh. Plus as some suggested, if they limit charging to late night, you may be looking at 4-5 days to recharge.
If we are talking an EV motorhome, you can expect a battery bank 3-4 times larger with power demand 3-4 times as large.
Plugging into a 15amp 120v outlet may be a stopgap measure but only to get you to a nearby high output charger.
