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Prefer to not provide car access for a week while known to be out of the country... I would personally go with plan b if that was the option they provided.Or they could move the cars around so all are charged from the one HPWC by the time the ship returns.
I'd think he'd want to put in a bunch of 110 volt outlets -- plenty to charge a car over the course of a week and a lot less expensive -- just like we recommend at airports.Parked at Galveston Cruise Parking - Port of Galveston Cruise Ship Parking | Port Parking this past week. They have 2 HPWC for customer use. They were very friendly, several of the employees wanted to see / talk about the car. Wide spots and Tesla inside, right near the front in pretty wide spots. Easy shuttle bus to the port. Very positive experience. I had made a reservation online and then emailed to request a Tesla spot.
Charged at 40A/226v. Back to fully charged before we moved into international waters!
Person I spoke to (biz owner??) was concerned about cost of electricity over the long run. He felt it was costing him around $8-10 per car. Implied that Tesla requirement for the free destination HPWC was that it had to be free use for customers. He is considering adding more HPWC, J1772, or perhaps just 14-50 outlets. Didn't say how many Teslas have visited him. He was aware of the Model 3 launch.
I'd be more than happy to pay $10 charge fee to not have to worry about supercharging in route and coming back to a full car. Was able to do drive from Austin round trip with no extra stops.
I'd think he'd want to put in a bunch of 110 volt outlets -- plenty to charge a car over the course of a week and a lot less expensive -- just like we recommend at airports.
It doesn't matter how the general public sees it. The general public wouldn't care, only EV owners. If you're wondering about future "mainstream" EV owners who don't frequent forums and don't know their amps from their volts, I think all they'll care about is a place to plug in.
Yes, future mainstream owners.
Do Chevy Bolts come with a 120v 15/20a EVSE?
It does seam like "we have 20 spots with dedicated 120V wall outlets for your charging" would be a pretty good message.
Question for the community -
We all know a bunch of dedicated 5-20 120V outlets would work great for cruise port parking where the minimum stay is 4 days. Personally, I would prefer dedicated 120V to a few J1772 chargers that they each move between 4 cars like Austin Airport FastPark. Both work, but dedicated is less prone to mistakes.
But would the general public see it the same way? Or would they go to a place that had premium 14-50 / HPWC / J1772 electrons?
Port Parking (link in the posts above) is indeed a wonderful place to park during a cruise. It is refreshing to see (and meet) a business owner that truly "gets it".
They do have quite a few 120v outlets available. I used the Destination Charger (some day we need to start a campaign to change the name of those things -- they aren't "chargers") and it was great since I could charge to an initial level before the ship sailed, then start the charge again when we docked. But the wall outlet would have been fine.
The owner has plans to expand the charging facilities, so they should stay well ahead of demand.
Also nice that this is all indoor parking, as well.
We utilized Port Parking (portparking.com) again. Good service and has two HPWC. If they are full, he has a handful of L1 outlets (bring your UMC).
Manager is watching usage and has plans to add a bunch of dedicated 20a circuits as EV utilization grows. As of now, sounds like he doesn't see a lot of EVs, but happy to grow once needed.