A holiday park can run EV charging on fixed wallboxes: a bank of posts near reception for touring guests, and posts at lodge parking for longer stays.
Key Takeaways
- Site by stay type: a shared bank for touring guests, posts at lodge parking for longer stays.
- Never assume a pitch hook-up can carry car charging — that is the park electrician’s call.
- Cards separate owners from holiday guests on the same posts; remove unreturned cards the same day.
- Charging prices are the park’s own decision; session records are tracking figures, not certified metering.
A unit like the EV-ACT3204PE — a 22 kW three-phase wallbox with RFID and app control — fits a park because the cards do the sorting: owners, seasonal guests and one-week holidaymakers charge on the same posts, and every session stays tied to a card.
Two Kinds of Stay, Two Siting Answers
A park is not one car park: touring guests and lodge guests park differently and need the posts in different places.
| Stay type | How charging usually fits | What to plan |
|---|---|---|
| Touring pitches (caravan or motorhome, plus the car) | A shared bank of posts near reception or the central car park is the simpler first step | Do not assume a pitch hook-up can carry car charging too — it is there for the caravan; sharing it is the park electrician’s question |
| Lodges and static units | A post at the lodge parking, used across the whole stay | Longer stays mean speed matters less; some lodges are owner-occupied for a season, so owners and renters need separating by card |
General guest-charging planning is covered in our hotel EV charging guide; the park difference is the mix of stays on one site.
Cards Keep Owners and Guests Apart
RFID is what makes one set of posts serve three different relationships with the park. How card systems work generally is covered in our overview of RFID and user management for shared chargers; on a park it runs like this:
- Owner and seasonal cards stay with the lodge or seasonal pitch for the season; their sessions are the owner’s own record.
- Guest cards go out with the welcome pack and come back at departure; one not returned comes off the authorised list the same day — a live card in a departed guest’s pocket is open access.
- The app is the park’s side — managing cards and sessions — not something a holidaymaker should install for a week.
What Guests Pay Is the Park’s Decision
Whether charging is folded into the pitch or lodge price, or charged per session, is the operator’s own choice — our overview of whether hotel EV charging is free shows the range of practice. The card supports either version, because each session is identified either way.
Cost a session with your own electricity price: a guest car that takes 40 kWh in a stay, at a labelled example price of €0.30 per kWh, has used €12.00 of electricity. Session figures are tracking records for your own costing, not certified meter readings; if you plan to resell energy rather than include it, the metering rules are your local adviser’s question.
Peak Season Is the Honest Limit
In the busiest weeks there will be more EVs than posts. What manages that is park policy — a note at reception, a move-when-charged courtesy, a simple queue. The EV-ACT3204PE helps at the edges: where a guest’s car accepts 22 kW — written conditionally, because many accept less — a changeover-day top-up is quick. Most holiday charging is overnight, though, and overnight almost any rate fills the car.
For a park that outgrows individual wallboxes, the step up is the EV-AC03201T dual-connector station — up to 43 kW shared across two connectors, with OCPP 1.6J.
The wider range is on our commercial EV charging page. The ACT3204PE itself is a hardwired three-phase unit (380–400 V, 32 A), tethered Type 2 cable, RFID and app control, IP66, CE marked — installed once, run from reception.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can guests just charge from their pitch hook-up?
Do not plan on it. The hook-up is the caravan’s supply, and whether it could also carry a car is a judgement for the park’s electrician about that site’s wiring. Posts installed for cars are the planned route.
Do we need a charger at every lodge?
No. Start where demand is: a shared bank near reception, plus posts at the lodges whose guests ask most. Lodge stays are long, so one post serves a unit’s guests across a stay; add posts season by season.
Can owners and holiday guests use the same posts?
Yes — that is what the cards are for. Owners hold season cards, guests hold stay cards, each session tied to the card that started it.
Related Reading
- Hotel EV Charging: How to Plan Guest Charging That Pays Off
- Is EV Charging at Hotels Free?
- RFID and User Management for Shared EV Chargers
- Do Hotels Have Charging Stations for Electric Cars?
