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Executive45
Explorer III
Mar 01, 2014

All Electric Motorhome ?

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

Ecoliner
  • 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
  • Just a few short years ago though that stop to charge would have been an couple of hours and the battery technology available would have made it weigh more than the diesel unit. However those those fast charge overhead units would have to become real common to use this for more than route type vehicles.

    As Jay said in the piece just imagine if we can save all the fuel buses and other similar vehicles use what will that do to the longevity of the fuel supply?

    One I followed for a while until they folded was the Aptera. Thought it would be the perfect toad. Originally it was rear wheel drive, I figured put a stinger in the rear and like the VW buggies we used to build in the 60's lift the rear wheel off the ground and plug it in!
  • Yeah but they plug on to recharge every 18 miles. Long time from now. Battery storeage our biggest problemo. Oh and enough roof space for solar panels