Electric Chevy Silverado Debut

Groover wrote:

Reisender wrote:


Yes agreed. But I don’t think you’ll see DC fast charging at campgrounds or hotels. In my opinion it wouldn't make sense. At campgrounds and hotels the client is there at least overnight so they have all night to charge. Equipment outlay for the campground is minimal compared to DC fast charging. It would be difficult for the operator to justify the expense of the DC fast charge equipment. And I’m not sure how many clients would use it. I know I certainly wouldn’t pay a premium to fast charge. Let it charge while I sleep. If someone is in a hurry just go find a Supercharger or DC fast charger.

JMHO. Not an expert.

Digging up the campground to put in extra service isn't easy or cheap and providing that much service to every site could mean a huge increase in the power supply for the campground without a clear need for it. Putting in a fast charger would require much less digging and would clearly define the amount of power needed.

I feel sure that we will end up paying the for the infrastructure and power used no matter what the approach is. At least, that would be the case if I was the campground owner. Though I am sure that there are some I have yet to see a fast charger near any campground.

Yah some good points. KOA is first down this road. Guess we’ll see how that goes for them.

Close to a campground is relative I guess. Just using our own experience I would say DC fast chargers are fairly common within 20 to 40 kilometres of many of the campgrounds we camp at.

Lots of change coming. I would think campgrounds will address it all on their own schedule. Having facilities at each site is probably not necessary for the next 30 or 50 years. Having 10 percent of the sites with a J1772 EVSE would probably be adequate for the next decade. Time will tell.

Cheers.