The new Toad. Smart car Electric Drive cabrio
Here is Angelas new car and eventual new Toad. We will haul it on the same trailer as we did the other one. Its a little wider and longer than its replacement but it still fits. Funnest car we hav...
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Dave in TN wrote:
Are you set up to charge it right at the campsite? Do you have metered electric? Just curious how that works....would be a REALLY good deal if you aren't metered! :)
Well, we have our own site in the north and one in California as well so yes when we are on our own site. The car has a built in 3.3KW charger and can be charged from any 110 outlet...albeit slowly (overnight if its empty). But if you want to charge it faster (5 or 6 hours) you need the 50 amp plug (same as an RV 50 amp plug. Really I doubt that we would need a fast charge very often as it is a commuter vehicle. Essentially treat it like a cell phone and charge it overnight.
However when we will be staying in a place where the power is part of the site I don't think I would charge it on the camp ground as its not fair to the owner of the campground as I doubt that was ever part of his business plan. I would either make an arrangement with him or simply charge at one of the many level 2 charging facilities available at shopping malls, drug stores etc. I suspect some campgrounds may add charging facilities as the electric drives catch on though. :)
This car doesn't have level 3 charging capability like the leaf or the Tesla. They can charge 80 percent in 30 minutes depending on the size of the battery. Those are a lot pricier cars though. Out of my league. :)
