Reisender wrote:
valhalla360 wrote:
Lwiddis wrote:
If you are renting a 30 amp site, you are entitled to use 30 amps…A/C, charging, whatever.
But are you entitled?
A short burst at 30amps to kick over the air/con compressor, sure.
A steady draw at 30amps for hours, I suspect the owner may not agree when the electric bill comes due or when they get complaints about the park having power outages.
Now, it may be that the owner needs to update their rules to clarify what is and is not allowed (and I've seen owners put out similar rules for things like outdoor fridges) but this is far outside the expected usage for a 30amp site. A stray EV charges once a month, probably never makes it onto their radar. This doesn't imply it's fair to abuse the system just that the owner may not be aware of the issue.
Unfortunately, as we move beyond early adopters, this is likely the attitude that will prevail leading to bad relations with EV owners. (Reisender on the other hand has indicated, he discusses with the owner and limits his use to not be one of the "entitled" EV owners).
Good morning Valhalla.
Keep in mind that the max the car can pull is 24 amps on a 30 amp site.
I do believe over a 12 hour period our car will draw more power than our trailer. But when our trailer is plugged in the fridge, hydronic heating and hot water are all running on electric and that definitely adds up. For us it comes down to a convenience decision. Use more propane and plug in the car or vice versa. It is convenient though to charge the car in the campground. But once the initial top up is done we typically only go thru 6 to 10 kWh in the car as we are touring the area. We stayed a week in a campground in Quebec and it was about that. So about a buck a day of power.
Just some context on real world use.
Yeah, I didn't want to go down the rabbit hole of 30amp being 24amp in reality. Still far more than the typical RV is going to pull if you roll in on the proverbial fumes and want to charge up before heading out the next day.
Based on your statements on prior threads, you are keeping the management aware of what you are going and you aren't abusing the system.
I strongly suspect once we get past the early adopters, far more will take Lwiddis' approach that they paid for 30amps, so they are "entitled" to it. At that point, I expect a lot of pushback. The only saving grace is I believe EV based RVs are going to remain rare for a long time. Most likely we will see EV TOADS arriving in larger numbers first.
