DC store and beach charging

[dsm363]

There is another option. If you will be at the beach for a few days 110V charging may be all you need. Even at 5 miles per hour if you are there 30 hours or more you will fully charge. You just need a heavy duty 12 guage cord. I have done it several ties. Tom Saxton has a great article on this in this months Charged magazine.

That's a good idea.

78Lion: Also, are there any public J1772 chargers you can use near the beach? You could charge for a few hours while getting dinner then top up the rest of the way on the 110V outlet.

[DaveVa]

I'm one of those that suffers a bit of range anxiety. I travel to the beach quite often (162 miles one way) and don't want to have to stop to charge along the way. The smaller battery is out of the question as an option and I don't want to have to saddle myself with the bigger battery costs.

I have the same requirement. I went with the 85kW battery and am planning on installing a NEMA 14-50 circuit at my place in Bethany Beach. A bit out of the way for OC, but you're welcome to charge up in a pinch.

[DaveVa]

BTW a number of the light post on Garfield parkway (Route 26) near the boardwalk in Bethany Beach now have standard 120v outlets for public use.

[Manta]

There was a proposal to install four charging stations at the inlet, but unfortunately it got shot down. It's disappointing, but I understand not wanting to give up spaces in that parking lot.

http://www.mdcoastdispatch.com/artic...ing-Lot-System

[DFibRL8R]

There is another option. If you will be at the beach for a few days 110V charging may be all you need. Even at 5 miles per hour if you are there 30 hours or more you will fully charge. You just need a heavy duty 12 guage cord. I have done it several ties. Tom Saxton has a great article on this in this months Charged magazine.

I just took a vacation in the mountains of Virginia, unfortunately the cabin's dryer outlet was too far to reach with the charging cable and beefy extension cord so I had to use the 110 . Only got 3 1/2 miles per hour of charge which ended up being enough. Perhaps would be better in warmer weather (was high in 50's , low in 30's).