EV alternative for light/medium duty trucks

Reisender wrote:
Good morning Map40. I enjoy your posts and the balance they bring.

Just a heads up on our personal experience of trailering our 18 footer behind our SUV all over Canada and some of Washington state. . Although dedicated trailer stalls are still kind of rare, in most cases we don’t have to unhook out trailer to charge. There is usually an approach to the charger that works without blocking other chargers. Or sometimes we have to block a charger but of course if it’s quiet or there are a dozen superchargers it’s not a problem. Of course this happens at gas stations too.

All of this changes with bigger trailers of course but most SUV’s only pull small trailers. And we are definitely seeing more trailer friendly stalls. Here’s a few pics of our charge stops over the summer trip.

Cheers.



I believe this was in Canmore Alberta.  We saw 4 or 5 like this with back access.  It worked...but wouldn't want a longer trailer.  



This is in Sault St Marie on the Canada side.  Cool shot. Just a little Supercharger.  We made it work.  



This one is Coburg Ontario...I think...:)   Less chance of a problem when they are this size...as long as its not a long weekend.  :)



This one is in southern BC...somewhere...:).  Maybe Castelgar.  This is a FLO station.  Kinda slow at 50 KW but actually a slow charger is kinda handy at lunch as you don't have to scarf down your meal to beat the charge complete text.  :)  



This one is Drummondville Quebec.  We used it twice, once on the way in and once on the way back.  Worked out good but this was actually a fairly busy little supercharger.  Thought for sure I was going to have to move at one point.  



And speaking of Quebec city.  Go.  Its amazing.  



This is in Lillooet BC. Two dedicated trailer stalls. Nice. Notice the electric Harley charging



We found a lot of BC hydro stations had parallel access as well. Two of us with teardrops managed to charge at this one on Vancouver island although this picture doesn’t show that. We just wanted to get a shot of the two similar units.



And of course we did lots of charging at the campsite. Convenient and ready to roll when it’s time to hit the road. We stayed at the Air Force base campground in Comox. Open to ex military. Nice spot.



If we ever blocking a charger we stay with the car and are ready to move if we have to. So far that hasn’t happened.


The other thing I wanted to mention is, you never actually have to go looking for a charger. The car or the app knows where they are and you simply navigate to them. As well there is never any doubt what you will arrive at as far as remaining charge. The software predicts that.


Hope that adds some perspective Map40.

Thank you very much for the post, it is great to see the perspective from a different reality. To be honest, from Florida to California or going up to Michigan normally we see more traffic in the supercharger network, but a lot of times what you do is certainly doable with no problem.
The only time in which is becomes a big issue is on long weekends or holliday weeks, in which the charging stations are already loaded at 100% and going in with a trailer on tow would be a hassle.
Nontheless you have certainly proven that is possible, and I am sure that the Tesla towing must be great with the torque of the electric motor.
Safe travels and again, Thanks for the post and the great pictures!