Germany: fully electric Motorhome ready for market

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The first purely electric campervan is market-ready and will be shown in Stuttgart at the CMT travel trade fair in January 2019. The e-camper is scheduled for market the same year. The Iridium EV is the product of a cooperation between EFA-S (powertrain and batteries) and WOF (chassis).

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Can you still get gassed in an all electric MH :)
 
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Can you still get gassed in an all electric MH :)

What will our diesel vans be worth in 5 years? They're probably going to be taxed out of existence.
 
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Well it will be the end of our days with a camper it will become the domain of the rich and upper class
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Well looking at the parcel vans that they offer with a range of 50-60 miles they still have a bit of a way to go and then campsites and aires/stelplatz will have to get onboard with charging points.

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Just like whats happening to the French now
Make a form of propulsion economically attractive through taxation (in the french case diesel 15 odd years ago) research piles in until France leads the world in diesel technology.
Then ten years plus later when the ordinary people are used to it and relying upon it slam it with taxes !!!!
 

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Well it will be the end of our days with a camper it will become the domain of the rich and upper class
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Couple of batteries and an old starter motor and I reckon you could get a few more years out of yours yet.

You have to remember that electric vehicle development started in around 1905 and the range has not changed much.

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That’ll never catch on..........

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Abut 124 miles with 30 min charge if you are on a leisurely holiday if your doing 80 miles your driving to much in a day
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According to that article it has a range of 200km/102 miles, what does that translate to in the real world 60-70 miles?

How easy is it going to be to connect to a charging point, plenty in carparks and supermarkets across Europe I doubt if you will get a Motorhome into a lot of them.

Will your breakdown insurance transport you to the next charging point, may need them several times a week.

How much extra time will you need to do a typical European trip of 3500 miles?

I can't see them being viable until they have a range of 300m/500km, but with current battery technology it will probably take a couple of days to charge.
I think we are still at least 5 years away from getting one that is suitable for short trips.
 
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abut 13 days to get to Gibraltar at 124 a day but I am sure you could charge up then drive on
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I was thinking of getting one of these.. and converting to a camper...

Good for 50 - 60 miles... :xThumb:

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My first job at 8 years old was a milkman’s lad and used to ride in one of those.
Had to say I was his nephew if ever we were asked due to laws .
Still remember to this day how he drummed it into me to throw the bottles away from you if you ever tripped or fell , my first H&S lesson .

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When going to a faraway destination we do an average of 350 miles a day.. and I know full well we are not the only ones
Start out about out 9ish, stop for lunch around 1, then go on till about 6ish
All a limited range van will do is ensure our our driving time is longer.... as the time we have away is still gonna stay the same
 

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According to that article it has a range of 200km/102 miles, what does that translate to in the real world 60-70 miles?

How easy is it going to be to connect to a charging point, plenty in carparks and supermarkets across Europe I doubt if you will get a Motorhome into a lot of them.

Will your breakdown insurance transport you to the next charging point, may need them several times a week.

How much extra time will you need to do a typical European trip of 3500 miles?

I can't see them being viable until they have a range of 300m/500km, but with current battery technology it will probably take a couple of days to charge.
I think we are still at least 5 years away from getting one that is suitable for short trips.
My Great Grandad “Jonesy the Horse” staked my fortune, stating that, “Those stupid noisy things that “Stop after a few miles, as they can’t eat Hay, won’t catch on”

He invested in Hay!

He ended up going bust, working for his best mate “Bobby Esso” who guessed it right

True story
 
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it will probably take a couple of days to charge.

They have charging technology around now that can put a 100 miles in your batteries in the time it takes you to drink a coffee! I don't think we will be waiting too long for leccy motorhomes at all. The take-up I think it depends a lot on whether site owners can make tidy profit from providing the juice. If they can then it wont take long. Electrification is happening. Resistance is futile. :D'

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They have charging technology around now that can put a 100 miles in your batteries in the time it takes you to drink a coffee! I don't think we will be waiting too long for leccy motorhomes at all. The take-up I think it depends a lot on whether site owners can make tidy profit from providing the juice. If they can then it wont take long. Electrification is happening. Resistance is futile. :D'

It is but the issue of where all the electric is going to come from hasnt moved on much.
 
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Even with current battery technology a 100kwh battery will give 280 real world range ( as in a Tesla) with supercharging to 80% in 30 to 40 mins ,so with the amount of space in a Motorhome has under the floor area a 200kwh or more is possible so easily 500 miles plus, And given that most of use drive sensibly this is easily possible.
Just need the charging network that is coming ( it has to )
 

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All the gear, and no idea!
It is but the issue of where all the electric is going to come from hasnt moved on much.
Blummin eck, the national grid gets palpitations when people put the kettle on at half time of a big match or in the adverts in Corrie!!
The cost will be prohibitive to the average Joe, and until they bring costs in line with Diesel engine and put a full charge in the batteries in the time it takes to fill the tank it will be a no goer.
The only positive thing about electrification is that it will bring the Middle East down a peg or two!
 
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I'd have to learn to travel with a packet of crisps and a jam donut and sleep under a foil blanket as I suspect there may be some minor payload issues with the current limits!
 
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Will it be legal to tow a 6kva diesel genny you could have it running all the time on heating oil and unlimited mileage lol
 
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Even with current battery technology a 100kwh battery will give 280 real world range ( as in a Tesla) with supercharging to 80% in 30 to 40 mins ,so with the amount of space in a Motorhome has under the floor area a 200kwh or more is possible so easily 500 miles plus, And given that most of use drive sensibly this is easily possible.
Just need the charging network that is coming ( it has to )

IMHO what you need is the infrastructure to generate the electricity that is then distributed via the charging points.

A charging point with no power is like a pub with no beer.
 
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It is but the issue of where all the electric is going to come from hasnt moved on much.

Yes imagine how impossible it must have looked to have a petrol station in every village . Impossible they cried... There's not enough petrol in the world!

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