EV use the 30 amp 110V?
Can any EV's use the 30 amp plug that is so common to governmental parks and older campgrounds? What I mean not an adapter, but can they draw the full (most) 30 amps, so they can charge faster then u...
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If their charger can be set to limit the draw to 20A or 30A then sure. But is it practical? Doubtful. If you have a 40kW discharged EV battery then 30A*120V = 3.6kW or 40/3.6 = 11 hours. So charging is limited.
But gov sites are often wired for yesteryear and may not be able to supply a full 30A. In fact the NEC recommends a plug limit of 80% or 24A for sustained amps for which a EV certainly qualifies. And what if there is low voltage which is often the case. And what if the battery is 100kW and largely discharged?
And is EV charging allowed? There is a growing related limit for various reasons on "free" EV charging.
50A maxium power is 12kW which would allow faster charging of course,
But gov sites are often wired for yesteryear and may not be able to supply a full 30A. In fact the NEC recommends a plug limit of 80% or 24A for sustained amps for which a EV certainly qualifies. And what if there is low voltage which is often the case. And what if the battery is 100kW and largely discharged?
And is EV charging allowed? There is a growing related limit for various reasons on "free" EV charging.
50A maxium power is 12kW which would allow faster charging of course,
