Charging electric cars on Club sites.

It seems to me that to some extent, the club is giving mixed messages  on electricity use whilst on site. On the one hand they are basically saying use up to the 16 amp supply if you are charging a car, and to achieve that, unplug other appliances, but are encouraging full use of the current available up to that 16 amp.

Yet the site leaflets say :  Electric hook-up : The costs of electricity are included in your pitch fee, but please help us minimise our effect on the environment by considering your electricity use while on site. Also any
saving could help towards investments in new sites or redevelopments. 

In the last 25 years or so I have always been quite frugal in electricity use by turning off water and space heating whilst off site, not using an awning heater etc. etc. in the vain hope that it may keep costs down for the club and reduce price rises. I am now starting to question that strategy... 

J2, I see the C&MC as giving out the message we mostly live by-‘use what energy you need but try not to be wasteful’. If you need to be warm, cook, or charge an EV-do so. It is up to the individual to decide on their own needs, not for the individual to dictate others needs👍🏻. 

Fair enough Rocky, I understand that, but in future, in the colder months, I may well feel the need to leave the heating on a high setting whilst we are out for a walk as we would like to come back to a toasty warm van.. 

If the club is happy for us to use electricity as we wish 24 hours a day and a risk assessment done then there is no more to say from the club point of view.

As  for the owner of the vehicle,  it seems that the salesmen have different advice because this Is new and they don't really know. Reading online gives conflicting information, so I suppose it is down to the owner to ensure that what they are doing is safe and that no risk to fellow caravanners,  and that their insurance company are happy.

As for the cost we will wait and see.

Personally I don't like the attitude, I've paid for it, it's mine so I will just use/abuse the planets resources. Common sense tells most of us that energy is a finite, expensive and precious resource so most of us don't misuse it because we can

Surely that would be against your own ethos which isn’t you being you, it’s tantamount to a hissy fit, I doubt very much that is the real you☹️

When it is being said by he club that there seems to be no problem with the use of electricity for other than originally intended,then I am inclined to agree with you,we have normally turned the heating /hot water either off or down low when out,but now the EV being charged,and the awning heaters heating the sky, then we need not be uncomfortable when returning to the LV 

Personally I don’t like others expecting me to be like them OP, we are all different with different ways. I don’t travel the Country depleting precious resources to then decry others for using these same resources. We are all guilty of wasting resources, best not add hypocrisy to our failings☹️

In September the club opened up a discussion about "alternative" vehicles in the tow car section. It was made a sticky so it's at the top of the page and they're looking for your feedback on the subject. Owners of hybrids have commented on there and it's quite an interesting read.

see here

Just to allay fears EVs are safe and the development work that has gone into them has been advanced year on year.

I was asked why our EV with a range extender couldn't be used on site to charge the battery but I should point out the RE only works when the engine is running. 

R2B you may think that I am a hypocrite, fine thats your view