The EV Motorhome is a reality and here (11 Viewers)

[Coolcats]

Or a Camper van spotted in France...Discuss

 

[InvictaMoto]

Yes, saw a couple of Buzz based campers when we were in Spain. Both Dutch registered. Don't know what the range between charges was but one was connected to the "normal" blue plug EHU to its charging point and another to its hab ehu...

 

[MisterB]

we met a solo traveller in Italy this year with a Nissan full electric, e-NV 200, she could only do around 160 miles at a time, she said she was concerned and had range anxiety all the time about the mileage, she went back to the UK early because of it. In the UK I don't there is as much of an issue as distances travelled between stops seem to provide opportunities to recharge, but in Northern Italy and through the Alps i think she had a few wobbles. She planned on going right down to Southern Italy but couldnt cope with the anxiety i think, so returned home. Such a shame as she seemed so brave and really wanted to make a go of it.

I am not 'knocking' EV's, i think they have a place in the campervan world and it wont be too long before larger motorhomes will start to enter the market at a realistic price and range - until then i think the early adopters will be paying through the nose for low range vehicles

 

[funflair]

I am not convinced that they will be anything more than a gimmick for a good while yet, I would have thought that Hybrid would be the first step and i'm not really aware of any yet, I had a conversation with a guy from Morelo and he said they had looked at electric but quickly dismissed the idea as the traction batteries took away too much space that they needed for motorhome components like tanks and heating systems.

 

[Richard n Ann]

The bigger the item the less suited to battery power they are. Phones, fans, watches all fantastic, bikes & motorcycles still ok, cars? Hmmm maybe. Motorhomes- no. HGV, JCBs - definitely not

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[Rapides]

The bigger the item the less suited to battery power they are. Phones, fans, watches all fantastic, bikes & motorcycles still ok, cars? Hmmm maybe. Motorhomes- no. HGV, JCBs - definitely not

JCB are heavily into hydrogen My brother, an ex-JCB manager, is convinced hydrogen is the future, at least for big plant.

 

[Coolcats]

The bigger the item the less suited to battery power they are. Phones, fans, watches all fantastic, bikes & motorcycles still ok, cars? Hmmm maybe. Motorhomes- no. HGV, JCBs - definitely not

I dunno about that, my home is powered by batteries when the sun isn’t shining and my home is bigger than a moho

 

[BrochMike]

I dunno about that, my home is powered by batteries when the sun isn’t shining and my home is bigger than a moho

Doesn't have to move very far though...?

 

[BouncyBoatFolk]

I dunno about that, my home is powered by batteries when the sun isn’t shining and my home is bigger than a moho

True, but if it started moving about you would be in serious trouble I fear.
Mike.