Charging electric vehicles on club pitches

So long as you pay the fee for the extra car on site then that's fine.

As an FYI I use blankets when I'm chilly in my awning, but I'll be writing to the club and demanding that they charge extra for those using awning heaters, as I don't and I think it's unfair that they're using high demand items like heaters for multiple hours each day. 

When put like that, it sounds utterly preposterous, doesn't it?

Sites allow 10A or 16A usage. It's for the caravanner to use as they see fit, so long as they don't blow the electrical point and spoil it for everyone else.

It's about time people stopped being utterly miserable and sneering at their fellow club members because they do something different to them and just let bygones be bygones. If you want to tow with a hybrid, then tow with a hybrid, if you don't, you don't. Just have a great holiday and don't blow the electrics.

EVs come with what’s known as a granny charger, the idea being that you can visit your granny and top up by plugging into the house. The charger takes 10 amps so is very slow and would take many hours to fully charge the car, maybe 10 hours from 20% to 80%. 

So if you plug your EV into your caravan you only have a few amps left so will need to use gas for cooking and heating therefore your overall consumption may not be that much different to normal usage.

As brue says, most EV owners will use fast or rapid chargers. The granny charger is for emergency use.

An old chestnut saved from the coals

This post originates from 2017, and you can STILL count the number of EVs capable of towing a NORMAL standard Caravan on the fingers of one hand, and they are usually at an astronomically  high price.So I think we are worrying for nothing, Also most Smaller EV's cannot be towed on their wheels, so that discounts the many A frame users in Motorhomes, that just leaves folk who tow trailers with a car on it.So, not that many.

EV's will take a long time before they become a problem on CMC sites. They just don't have the power required at the right price.

When one wins Towcar of the Year....fairly

I might take notice. 

There are however an increasing number of PHEV’s available capable of towing. Some have been around for long enough to create a used market too, i myself have just bought a used PHEV and may wish to charge it on site on occasions. 

Tesla Model Y is on the way, towing capacity of 1,600kg and a price no more than many SUVs, if it sells like the Model 3 currently is doing this issue will become a "real" issue sooner than you think.

Especially if the electric powered caravan is given approval.

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The CMC charges £2.00 for a PHEV and £6.00 per day to charge.

 l have just got a new outlander Phev, I have spoken to the club about this and they said l can charge from my caravan for an extra £2.00 per night. I am more that happy to pay this cost. That way it’s more than covering the cost and fair to everyone. 

How many amps does it need?