EV camping at the coast

Earlier this week we decided to try out a quick camping trip in our VW Buzz EV at Beverly Beach State Park, just outside of Newport, Oregon.It's only 75 miles away from home so with our 230mi battery, we didn't even need to charge, but more importantly, we wanted to use this trip to test out what sleeping inside the van was like.Rain was in the forecast so we brought along two awnings to keep us dry. The one attached to our van here is a MoonFab MoonShade, which is basically like a tent that you assemble, and the top sticks to the sunroof glass using suction cups.Over the picnic table we used a cheap 10 x 10 foot awning we got at a big box store. This comes in clutch on any camping trip we take as it lets us keep our cookware and eating area dry no matter what happens (usually we enjoy it for added shade).We're still big fans of using electricity as much as possible while camping and on this trip, while we forgot to pack our nice induction cooktop, we grabbed a cheap double hotplate…