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[Chance]

Originally Posted by JamieGeek

No. Electric vehicles use either 120V (Level 1) or 240V (Level 2) chargers. In both cases they convert the A/C to a much higher voltage DC to charge the battery (in the case of my old Focus Electric that was 350V). ...cut.....

Can't you power the Level 1 charger (120 Volts) from motorhome's generator while driving down the road? Some electric cars carry the 120 Volt charger on board, and if the toad doesn't know it's being towed (I'm not sure if in "off" position the car's computer could detect movement from wheel speed and stop any possibility of charging battery; although I'd guess it would probably not prevent charging from onboard charger) then Onan generator could help charge the EV while being towed. Granted most are very slow and may take 20 hours or longer to charge from empty, but if owner only wants to top-off battery so car is fully charged at destination, then it might work.

Charging from campground power would seem simpler, but I'm guessing that's not allowed unless electric power is metered separately. Is that right? Running generator all day to charge batteries could also get expensive since Onan fuel consumption is relatively high.