All Electric Motorhome ?

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Seems to be plenty of room for a small Honda generator that could run 6-8 hors on a gallon of fuel and provide constant recharge capability with minimum costs and emissions .

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If I were to cover the roof completely on a 40 x 8 ft motor home. with solar panels the maximum horsepower I could collect would be about 56 hp.
That is assuming 100% efficiency at high noon on a clear day.

"who killed the electric car?"....interesting documentary about the mid 1990s EVI from GM....folks who had them loved them but GM took them all back (they were leased) and destroyed them. Would not let the leasers buy them.

Not a big diesel fan here so maybe first hybrid should go towards the majority which would be a gas electric hybrid.

H345 wrote:
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Seems to be plenty of room for a small Honda generator that could run 6-8 hors on a gallon of fuel and provide constant recharge capability with minimum costs and emissions .

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I'm sure the power consumption of the electric bus motor, while running, is many, many times the power output of a small Honda generator. You'd probably have to stop and run the generator for 8 to 10 hours after every 20 minutes of driving. Not really a viable solution I think.

Dutch_12078 wrote:

Bumpyroad wrote:

Executive wrote:
Could this be our future...:h..looks interesting....they've been testing it in California now for over a year.....Dennis

Ecoliner

after they work out the kinks on a small car that doesn't need recharging every 43 miles, etc., and costs $20-30K, rather than $100,000, then they can start on RVs.
bumpy

The Tesla Model S has an EPA certified range of up to 265 miles and a price that starts at about $71,000. Oh, and goes 0-60 in 4.2 seconds... :E

What is the range on a 20 below zero day, with heat and defrost working full time?
What is the range on a 100 degree day, with air conditioning on?

bob_nestor wrote:
A generation raised on Star Trek continues to dream of a world with unlimited cheap clean energy supplied by Di-Lithium crystals. Unfortunately someone needs to do the real engineering and we'll never get there by just hugging trees or trying to legislate technological innovation into existence.

Actually, those of us that are PRE-Star Trek dream of a world powered by Heinlein's Shipstone.
Then, of course, there is Back To the Future's "Mr. Fusion", that could be fueled with anything. THAT would be the ideal.
Either one, coupled with Broadcast Power (NO power lines, NO substations, just an antenna!) would be PERFECT!!
For now, I do believe the present Internal Combustion Engine is as good as it gets!
Oh, and the diesel/electric locomotive? While the fuel economy per ton/mile is pretty good for a mile long freight train, I'm not sure it would be that great for a 25,000 lb. motorhome, towing a 4500 lb. vehicle!

Yet as crazy as it sounds, 90 percent of the taxi vehicles were electric powered in New York City. Displaced steam power.
Using a measuring stick, batteries have moved (in development) one inch, and it needs to go one mile.
Maybe we are looking in the wrong direction ?

Kerry

What I found interesting was the constrution of the body. Light weight, strong and does not rust. That may show up sooner on a high end rig than anything else.

Well, electric vehicles aren't the answer for everyone but they have their place. I casually know a fellow here who has a 2011 leaf that he commutes 52 miles daily with. He has racked up 31000 miles on his leaf and other than wiper blades and some washer fluid hasn't sunk a dime into it. He figures he will run it till the tires fall off. Powered by whatever power is feeding Palm Springs, my guess wind and solar. My lungs thank him. :)