CleanTechnica•about 2 months ago
Electric RVing in Oatman and on the Arizona Sidewinder
Key Takeaway
The growing adoption of electric heavy-duty vehicles and RVs creates significant new demand for charging infrastructure and grid capacity, requiring strategic planning and investment from developers and utilities.
AI Summary
- •The increasing adoption of electric vehicles, particularly heavy-duty applications like RV-towing trucks, signals a growing and evolving demand for charging infrastructure.
- •Real-world experiences highlight the need for robust and accessible charging solutions, especially in remote or less-developed areas, which presents opportunities for new infrastructure projects.
- •The load profiles associated with charging large EVs and RVs will impact local grid capacity and could drive demand for grid upgrades and potentially localized energy storage solutions.
- •This trend creates new market opportunities for developers of charging stations, energy storage, and potentially distributed generation to support these new loads.
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Article Content
In my last article, I shared the story of our journey just to get started on Route 66 in California. As I mentioned in that article, we ran into plenty of problems, but none of them were caused by pulling a travel trailer with an electric truck. Now, let’s get ... [continued] The post Electric RVing in Oatman and on the Arizona Sidewinder appeared first on CleanTechnica .