pianotuna wrote:
For "rural" parks this may be an answer:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kensilverstein/2020/02/10/solar-powered-electric-vehicle-charging-stations-are-just-around-the-corner/?sh=4813e61320f6
Cost is 30 K for a single unit that accommodates two BEV's. These are available now and they are entirely self contained. I do not know if they are 400 volts.
I'm certain redoing a parks electric system to accommodate BEV charging would be an order of magnitude higher, as far as costs go.
I'd expect to see leasing and/or rental agreements.
Let's assume a typical seasonal park in the north.
6 months of operation with almost all users utilizing it on the weekends.
Let's say they want to amortize it over 5yrs and get a 20% profit on their investment.
Assuming 8% interest on the loan, they need $7500 to service the loan.
Let's say 26 weekends of use with 10 vehicles charged per day for 2 days (20vehicles * 26 weekends = 560 vehicles). You are looking at somewhere around $20 per charge.
Of course, that assumes there are no repairs or other issues adding to the cost, so it could easily jump to $25/charge. At current gas prices, that's pretty much on par with what it costs to fill a compact cars gas tank.
