New F-150 Electric P/U
OK, saw the ad on television for the Electric F-150, not really impressed. 300 mile average distance traveled on a charge, then charge overnight and ready for another 300 miles. I live in Central Ar...
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Groover wrote:
I think that during a transition period you will see some campgrounds putting in 250kw chargers for electric trucks with separate charging fees, probably near the main power feed to the campground. Getting power to all of the campsites will take time and money but private campgrounds will respond to demand. Sadly, if history foretells the future, government campgrounds will be the last to upgrade their infrastructure.
We really need to let the National Park Service set their own fees and manage their own budgets so that they can expand to meet demand.
Maybe campgrounds in built up areas...but still going to be expensive to install.
A single 250kw charger will need a supply power roughly equivalent to powering 100 campsites. (30amp at 120v = 3.6kw but derated per electrical codes supply per site is closer to 2.5kw.)
In rural areas, that's a huge upgrade with huge costs (think 6-7 figures). Many campgrounds struggle to supply a 30amp connection already.
There will probably be some that pop up but don't expect them to be common place in a few years. 50amp RV's have been kicking around for years and many parks still don't provide them.
While it would be nice to see the National Park campgrounds upgrade their services, it would be a huge cost in many cases as they have to upgrade miles of infrastructure to get power to the campground (in addition to wiring the actual campground). Reality, is they already run at high occupancy rates, so there is little economic incentive to upgrade.
