cpa
Active Member
I was at a hotel in St. George, Utah, in May. They have two Tesla plugs and a J1772. They are concealed from public view, but easily accessible if you know where they are. They do not reserve them. They are first-come-first-served.
Those Tesla plugs output 40A/208V, so "up to 8kW" depending on your car's onboard charger. But with two SC locations within a 5-minute drive, there is not much of a problem if one arrives late and cannot plug in. Just an unexpected inconvenience.
It is likely that by the end of this decade, with more and more EVs on the road, some owners of hotels and motels will figure out a sensible and cost-conscious method to have a dozen or more L2 stations available for us. They'll have a way to eliminate ICEing by thoughtless or ignorant jerks and a method to ensure that we charge overnight only. (In other words, some sort of RFID card that is issued to the room, and if not returned by 10AM, a $100 fee is added or some other deterrent.)
Those Tesla plugs output 40A/208V, so "up to 8kW" depending on your car's onboard charger. But with two SC locations within a 5-minute drive, there is not much of a problem if one arrives late and cannot plug in. Just an unexpected inconvenience.
It is likely that by the end of this decade, with more and more EVs on the road, some owners of hotels and motels will figure out a sensible and cost-conscious method to have a dozen or more L2 stations available for us. They'll have a way to eliminate ICEing by thoughtless or ignorant jerks and a method to ensure that we charge overnight only. (In other words, some sort of RFID card that is issued to the room, and if not returned by 10AM, a $100 fee is added or some other deterrent.)