We recently leased a Nissan Leaf, which is a lovely car. It does struggle for storage space (no official support for roof box or trailer) but would be great for glamping/cabin/pod camping.
The problem (I think - I doubt anyone really knows) is that many smaller campsites don't have much infrastructure for charging the car - this is often because their electricity connection to the grid isn't "big" enough. This can be expensive to sort out.
For now, with only a few EVs around they can probably cope with a couple at a time. However, in the UK, when you won't be able to buy a petrol/diesel after 2030 everyone will soon be driving EVs - will smaller campsites be able to cope?
Where is the money going to come from to upgrade them?
Seems like a big problem in need of research!
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Just go to the nearest fast charger to top up the car charge. If there are none within a reasonable distance just take it into account when planning your stay and any day trips out.
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There have been several threads on this recently. Guess we’ll all get used to checking the Zap-Map app to see where the nearest EV chargers are to the site. Who knows, maybe the UKCS Site Search will have the information one day, in the same way you can search for sites with public transport or a pub within 1 mile, 5 miles etc.
We have to use the LPG station finder app because no sites have LPG for our under slung gas tank.
Quote: Originally posted by johnkazer on 07/2/2021
We recently leased a Nissan Leaf, which is a lovely car. It does struggle for storage space (no official support for roof box or trailer) but would be great for glamping/cabin/pod camping.
The problem (I think - I doubt anyone really knows) is that many smaller campsites don't have much infrastructure for charging the car - this is often because their electricity connection to the grid isn't "big" enough. This can be expensive to sort out.
For now, with only a few EVs around they can probably cope with a couple at a time. However, in the UK, when you won't be able to buy a petrol/diesel after 2030 everyone will soon be driving EVs - will smaller campsites be able to cope?
Where is the money going to come from to upgrade them?
Seems like a big problem in need of research!
After 2030 the majority of cars will still be petrol and diesel. EVs are far too expensive at the moment and not many second hands EVs around.
Many campsites will probably be of the opinion that there is no need to go to the additional cost of installing charging points for EVs. After all how many campsites have fuel pumps installed for petrol and diesel vehicles.
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I think the 2030 date is just something to aim at. Any government can change that if it becomes not feasible nearer the time. There is also an ongoing issue of exports of used vehicles. While more wealthy countries continue to export their used cars & trucks to poorer African & Asian countries where they will be used for decades with little maintenance the world’s pollution problems will never be solved.
Petrol and diesel cars will still be around long after the 2030 deadline. The vast majority of car sales are of second hand vehicles and any decent vehicle can go on for 20+ years if it's well looked after. The Volvo I had until 2 years ago is still going strong, and it's 21 years old now. The car I have now is 13 years old and if I look after it will probably last me for several more years. Cars sold in 2029 will therefore probably still be around in 2050, long after I'm gone probably.
It's true that sites tend not to have petrol or diesel pumps but that is quite different really. Petrol and diesel vehicles only take a couple of minutes to refuel, so that can be done on the way out or on the way back to the site. EVs take much longer, so it makes sense to recharge them while they are not in use rather than during a journey where possible.
I�ve seen a Tesla plugged into a standard touring pitch, if the pitch has electric the car can be charged.
I have a plug in hybrid that�s charged via a 3 pin domestic plug, only draws 10amps max
Bessie
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Topic: electric vehicle charging on small sites
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