Dodge all in on electric too 500 mile range Ram

It has been beaten around endlessly, but the vast majority of RV parks are wired in such a way that they are incapable of supplying electricity to RVs and support the charging of EVs. Even if the local power provider could provide the additional capacity to the park, the park would need to be completely required. That would likely cost multiple hundreds of thousands of dollars. People with EVs can often make RV Parks work today because an EV in a park is an anomaly.

tomman58 wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:
" Most RV parks have a pedistle for electric and a 30 mp feed so you are good to go with your own cord connection."

So you feel you should be able to plug in without any additional charge?

FROM OUR DAYS YEARS AGO WITH THE VOLT WE CHARGED FOR JUST A COUPLE OF HOURS. We got enough charge to last for several miles. I have believe these new batteries have come a long ways. Also ask yourself why ALL the car guys are going electric. Lastly all these players do stuff for money it is the big driver. Finally electric costs 1/3 of the price of gas..... you gotta love it.

Depends where you are in the world. It’s about a 1/6 of gas where we live when charging at home (where most charging is done). However when on a road trip and charging at public or private (Tesla) facilities it’s still less than half the price of gas.

YMMV.

Not an expert.

Cummins12V98 wrote:
" Most RV parks have a pedistle for electric and a 30 mp feed so you are good to go with your own cord connection."

So you feel you should be able to plug in without any additional charge?

FROM OUR DAYS YEARS AGO WITH THE VOLT WE CHARGED FOR JUST A COUPLE OF HOURS. We got enough charge to last for several miles. I have believe these new batteries have come a long ways. Also ask yourself why ALL the car guys are going electric. Lastly all these players do stuff for money it is the big driver. Finally electric costs 1/3 of the price of gas..... you gotta love it.

Bumpyroad wrote:
when discussing range, is that running the batteries all the way down or leaving an appropriate amount?
bumpy

I think it would depend on the manufacture but I know a few manufacturers indicate that is until the meter reads zero. Apparently EV’s have a small reserve past that but I wouldn’t know from personal experience. I think the lowest we have gone is 18 percent on the meter. We tend to travel on the top 2/3 of the battery. No drama that way.

chiefneon wrote:
Howdy!

Do they have charging station that are suitable to charging a EV with a trailer connected to it?

“Happy Trails”
Chiefneon

Well, in a campground it’s just the pedestal 50 amp receptacle right now. (Other than the KOA pedestals which I don’t know the status of). Generally speaking most EVSE’s have a 20 to 25 foot cable on them. And if that’s not long enough just use an RV extension cord. As well, at least presently, most RV EV combos are pretty small. Usually a teardrop or small trailer. The biggest we have ever seen is maybe 20 feet. All single axles, at least that we have seen anyway. When more EV half tons hit the road that will probably change somewhat. Right now all the EV RV combos we have seen were EV SUV’s. Seeing more and more of them though. Our T@B dealer has sold a bunch of teardrops to EV SUV owners from what I gather.

Not an expert.

Cheers.

when discussing range, is that running the batteries all the way down or leaving an appropriate amount?
bumpy

Howdy!

Do they have charging station that are suitable to charging a EV with a trailer connected to it?

“Happy Trails”
Chiefneon

Cummins12V98 wrote:
" Most RV parks have a pedistle for electric and a 30 mp feed so you are good to go with your own cord connection."

So you feel you should be able to plug in without any additional charge?

I can’t speak for others but generally in our experience RV parks charge money to charge EV’s. Some are cheap, some aren’t. Either way it’s a revenue stream for campgrounds.

KOA haven’t published what they will charge yet on their J1772 pedestals. We are curious though.

" Most RV parks have a pedistle for electric and a 30 mp feed so you are good to go with your own cord connection."

So you feel you should be able to plug in without any additional charge?

Range likely around 300 miles. You'll likely not be driving at 70 mph. Most RV parks have a pedistle for electric and a 30 mp feed so you are good to go with your own cord connection. You can also bank on rest stops, truck stops and others cashing in on quick charges. We had a Volt when they first came out and I was able to get a charge at several places around Detroit even at the MGM where is was free. As for pick ups likely 70% or more of these are just fancy shopping carts.