Charging an EV on holiday

[Jag_NE]

Hello all. Driving to France next year, booked up a Eurocamp caravan as digs. Would I be able to run a 3 pin granny charger (with an EU socket converter) or am I looking at needing to charge the car at a proper charge point? Cheers.

[Jag_NE]

TheDeuce said:

Yes, providing the adapter you use is rated to at least 13a...

The actual French sockets are rated to 16a I think, so can easily supply a plug in device designed for use with a 13a plug.

The voltage in the EU is a little lower than the UK, but well within the range of voltage your charger will accept - if you want reassurance just check the label on the charger

Thanks!
By adaptor do you mean the 2 to 3 pin socket adaptor?

The park rep (who admittedly didn’t sound very clued up on this) said that the voltage on the parks is quite low and fairly easily tripped. Does this sound credible?

[Jag_NE]

SWoll said:

Jag_NE said:

TheDeuce said:

Yes, providing the adapter you use is rated to at least 13a...

The actual French sockets are rated to 16a I think, so can easily supply a plug in device designed for use with a 13a plug.

The voltage in the EU is a little lower than the UK, but well within the range of voltage your charger will accept - if you want reassurance just check the label on the charger

Thanks!
By adaptor do you mean the 2 to 3 pin socket adaptor?

The park rep (who admittedly didn’t sound very clued up on this) said that the voltage on the parks is quite low and fairly easily tripped. Does this sound credible?

Yes. I'd be surprised if they were happy for you to do so and would definitely at least plan to use proper chargers personally. Charge rate is likely to be comically slow anyway?

Yes I will need to plan for proper chargers by the look of things. I’d expect the charging to be comically slow but there will be periods where the car won’t move for days.

[Jag_NE]

RobbyJ said:

I found this when I was thinking about the same:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07L2PDR6H/ref...

I get about 20% overnight on my Model S on a 3 pin plug and I've used this as my only power source on a few holidays now and never had a problem. Despite using the car every day on hols I still always managed to keep it well charged.

Sorry for the stupid question but shouldn’t that adapter have a two pin plug on it so it plugs straight into the local socket?

[Jag_NE]

RobbyJ said:

I updated the link, I posted the wrong one! Don't worry, I was very much the stupid one.

Top man, thanks.

[Jag_NE]

It turns out there is an electric oven in the accommodation…surely charging via plug wont create a trip if it’s set up to cope with an oven?