500 miles on a single charge for a fully loaded big rig.Click Here

If it is an RV get your wallet out. Probably better off buying gas or diesel. also if it is a RV it will still will be built as cheap as possible, and with no quality workmanship or self pride in the workmanship. It's sad for what you pay for them.

Ultimately I think the answer will be yes, but it will be years down the road. 500 miles seems like a lot and it is. The infrastructure investment by campgrounds, truck stops, etc to provide adequate charging will be a roadblock especially for those that just overnight somewhere. I’ve usually found that the chassis parts of the ones I’ve owned have been good. Not so much for the house components on some.

Or, is it the future for Fifth Wheels?

with the many electrical issues folks here have had with electric service at campgrounds, plus the fact that many here blacktop boondock with no facilities, it is an impractical idea. now if they could make it driverless so everyone can sit in the lounge area, drink soda pop, and watch TV it might work.bumpy

Exciting progress. I look forward to further developments.

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Goldencrazy
Explorer
Nov 30, 2017
With our roof space for solar it seems perfect for a gas/electric hybrid. The large deisel will always be around for those needing the load capacity so targeting that market is foolish but smaller and lighter can profit from greater efficiency.
wildmanbaker
Explorer
Nov 28, 2017
John & Angela wrote:
Bumpyroad wrote:
John & Angela wrote:

Holy carp. :). He is planning on having these running by 2020. How long do you plan on living. :)

reminds me, back in about 95 I was chatting with a fellow photo buff at work and he stated that digital would replace film. My response, "Not in my lifetime". :)
In my defense, I hadn't planned on living this long. :)
bumpy

:)

LOL, if I though I would live this long, I would have been a lot nicer to my body.:B
John___Angela
Explorer
Nov 27, 2017
Bumpyroad wrote:
John & Angela wrote:

Holy carp. :). He is planning on having these running by 2020. How long do you plan on living. :)

reminds me, back in about 95 I was chatting with a fellow photo buff at work and he stated that digital would replace film. My response, "Not in my lifetime". :)
In my defense, I hadn't planned on living this long. :)
bumpy

:)
Bumpyroad
Explorer
Nov 27, 2017
John & Angela wrote:

Holy carp. :). He is planning on having these running by 2020. How long do you plan on living. :)

reminds me, back in about 95 I was chatting with a fellow photo buff at work and he stated that digital would replace film. My response, "Not in my lifetime". :)
In my defense, I hadn't planned on living this long. :)
bumpy
John___Angela
Explorer
Nov 26, 2017
Bill.Satellite wrote:
rgatijnet1 wrote:
500 miles on a single charge for a fully loaded big rig.
Click Here

As a direct answer to your question.....Yes. As a direct answer to your question if you keep our lifetime in your consideration....No.

Holy carp. :). He is planning on having these running by 2020. How long do you plan on living. :)
Bill_Satellite
Explorer II
Nov 26, 2017
rgatijnet1 wrote:
500 miles on a single charge for a fully loaded big rig.
Click Here

As a direct answer to your question.....Yes. As a direct answer to your question if you keep our lifetime in your consideration....No.
Bumpyroad
Explorer
Nov 26, 2017
I remember seeing a movie about 50 years ago with Sal Mineo? shot out in CA and there were a bunch of wind turbines in some of the shots. I would think by now with those suckers using up all that air that everyone in CA would be dipsy by now. on second thought, never mind.
bumpy
wildmanbaker
Explorer
Nov 26, 2017
rgatijnet1 wrote:
Bumpyroad wrote:
rgatijnet1 wrote:
Bumpyroad wrote:
sounds like a lot of hot air from greenies to me. when these turbines/etc. use up the air, what fills the void?
bumpy

The void is filled with slower moving air much like a breakwater slows the wave action against the shore.

and this is bad because??? last I saw, the air is constantly changing velocity.
bumpy

Hey, I can assure you that I AM NOT paying for any research. That is for the experts to do. :B

LOL, we may not be experts, but you can bet WE WILL pay for it!
rgatijnet1
Explorer III
Nov 24, 2017
Bumpyroad wrote:
rgatijnet1 wrote:
Bumpyroad wrote:
sounds like a lot of hot air from greenies to me. when these turbines/etc. use up the air, what fills the void?
bumpy

The void is filled with slower moving air much like a breakwater slows the wave action against the shore.

and this is bad because??? last I saw, the air is constantly changing velocity.
bumpy

Hey, I can assure you that I AM NOT paying for any research. That is for the experts to do. :B
John___Angela
Explorer
Nov 24, 2017
wildmanbaker wrote:
Bumpyroad wrote:
sounds like a lot of hot air from greenies to me. when these turbines/etc. use up the air, what fills the void?
bumpy

LOL, are forests doing the same thing? A lot of times, it is just people fishing for "FREE" money. Do people know what kind of pollution the manufacturing these batteries cause? The same with solar panels. Oh, by the laws of thermal dynamics go something like this; You are not get more than you put in, and you will never break even. Take solar panels for example, you will never get the energy back out of them, that it took to manufacture them.

Yah. Not a thing. Payback is one to 4 years based on average conditions. Wind is better at 5 to 7 months. Both have advantages and disadvantages.

https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy04osti/35489.pdf