Electric Motorhome. Concept in Europe.
This is kind of a neat first step. Give it a few years. Should be fun to watch the development. There is also a more aerodynamic version without about 30 percent more range. https://electrek.co/201...
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What a joke. Peak Power. What does that mean? I'm sure they get a lot of juice into the batteries from the front panel that FACES DOWN. Sort of hard to get the sun under the hood. And what about the side panel production when the sun is overhead and the roof at dawn and sundown?
I'd imagine their "peak power" is the sum of all the panel's RATINGS. Those of us who have a reasonable solar array on an RV can tell you what the difference between panel rating and actual charge delivered. Oh yeah, 100 miles on a full battery charge (and when do you ever get that?) and when you plug in to recharge the local town goes dim from the draw. Of course when you're charging you can't use the electric range, air conditioner, or anything else in the rig, and the RV park is only going to charge you for a standard 50A spot. SURE THEY ARE!!!
These guys are really grazing in the funny weed. When they get something that will go for 700 miles a day and allow me to run heat and cook, and the clouds and shade from overhanging branches doesn't matter, please let me know.
No doubt the eco-nuts will wax rhapsodies about this POS though.
I'd imagine their "peak power" is the sum of all the panel's RATINGS. Those of us who have a reasonable solar array on an RV can tell you what the difference between panel rating and actual charge delivered. Oh yeah, 100 miles on a full battery charge (and when do you ever get that?) and when you plug in to recharge the local town goes dim from the draw. Of course when you're charging you can't use the electric range, air conditioner, or anything else in the rig, and the RV park is only going to charge you for a standard 50A spot. SURE THEY ARE!!!
These guys are really grazing in the funny weed. When they get something that will go for 700 miles a day and allow me to run heat and cook, and the clouds and shade from overhanging branches doesn't matter, please let me know.
No doubt the eco-nuts will wax rhapsodies about this POS though.
