Supercharging with a trailer

[YEG EV]

I have a Model Y on order with a hitch and my wife and I are planning on purchasing a RV trailer, my question is how does one charge the car while towing a trailer? Most of the super chargers that I have seen pictures of in Alberta and BC are ones you have to back into. Is it okay to park perpendicular to the stalls in order to charge or do I have to drop the trailer in a vacate parking stall and then charge the car?

Thanks in advance.

Duncan H.

 

[Cybermoose]

I think that would depend on the situation. Some tesla superchargers have tons of spots and aren't very busy, if you came at a time of day that it wouldn't affect anyone to park perpendicular, I wouldn't see any problem with it. It's definitely not the best etiquette for supercharging or parking anywhere but I think most people would understand if it's not personally affecting them. I would assume the same if you were pulling up to a supercharger in the dead of night where you could have at least one extra charger accessible and there was no one around.

However, if there are just a few chargers or it seems like the station is pretty busy, just park the trailer in another spot before pulling up to the supercharger, another 5 minutes or so won't really hurt you but if you block multiple chargers for 20-50 minutes, people really won't be happy.

 

[ohmman]

I tow frequently with my Model X. I unhitch to Supercharge at most locations, but some have tons of room with at least one pull through stall, and I can get lucky. It's not much time to unhitch, really, just a minor inconvenience.

 

[bpjod]

Ohmman has written fairly extensively about his trailering experiences here. Look up those threads and read through to learn a lot. This weekend I encountered full SuperChargers locations in both Golden and Calgary. Glad I wasn’t towing a trailer and counting on charging!

Other things to try are camping in a suite with 50 amp service and charge overnight while camping. Also consider camping in the same location for more than one night and going to get a full charge at a nearby Supercharger while out and about with your trailer still back at the campground.

We’re looking forward to getting our Cybertruck so we can finally get rid of our last ICE vehicle which we keep for towing our RV trailer.