The future cost of RV stay
If/when electric tow veh become common what do you think the average RV park will charge for a nights stay if they charge $40 per now?
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winniman wrote:On a limited basis for an additional fee... Yes.
Many rv parks only have 30 amps available for the rvs. Do you really foresee them upgrading their electrical capabilities to accommodate charging large vehicles in 5 to 10 years. One of the major expenses to building a rv park is the electrical services. You are talking a major investment here. Maybe the higher end premium parks might be able to afford it, but Im guessing a lot of regular parks are not going to spend that kind of money any time soon. That is assuming that the grid feeding the park is capable of the upgrade.
The phase in and uptake will be slow. Maybe install 2 or 4 shared charging spots only and if it gets busy these spots will also need separate reservations.
Once the additional fee starts rolling in the park owner can decide to expand or not based on business opportunity vs profit.
Otherwise any RV with specific needs will need to seek out parks that can accommodate those needs just as we do today. Same as some must have a 70' pull through and full hookups including cable TV. Others may need just central water and dump station. Others may need a spot to charge an EV truck etc.
Yes to upgrade all and immediately in one swoop as the first EV rolls in would be poor business. A limited and structured roll out as needed should be quite simple without major cost.
The price of a park that just cannot or will not accommodate future RV needs may actually need to reduce prices as vintage RVs get to be far and few between. But that is 30+ years in the future. Many of us today will not be impacted.
