msmith1.wa wrote:
Let me start this off by stating I own an EV, but it is not used by us when we RV, because we use a truck and trailer.
Why is it incumbent on the park to provide charging stations?
The charger that I have at my house I would call semiportable, it is kind of big, but it can be done. It plugs into the same outlet that a 50 amp RV would. I bought this version because if we were to travel with the car, some places have thus type of plug that they allow guests/customers to use for charging.
This is a big if, but if the power pedestal is wired properly it should be able to supply power to all of the plugs at their rated capacity. With appropriate adapters, when needed, both the RV and EV could be connected to the pedestal. One to the 50 and the other to the 30 if the pedestal is equipped with both a 50 and 30. If not, one to the 30 and the other to the 15.
I know this doesn't typically apply to a motorhome and toad combination, but most parks charge an extra vehicle fee. The park could just charge an EV fee in attempt to cover the added electricity use. Or the less popular option, raise the price for all sites.
Not knowing how the park sets up there ellectric, i will throgh this out there. Just because it has a breaker and can carry that type of voltage does not mean the lines coming into the park can handle it. For example, if i have a 100 amp electrical panel in my home, i can run a subpanel or two off my home ellectric at say 60 amps each. I cant get 120 or 220 amps out of that panel. At most 100 amps. This takes into consideration that not every outlet is used. Thats why some parks have a 1 cord per site policy. So the main in the campground does not get overloaded. I am oversimplfing it. But its the same idea.
