I kinda admire these guys. They are obviously first adapters and the things they will experience will influence future cars and RV's. Our electric vehicle has no tow rating so I'll stick to commuting with it but for anyone who has owned or driven an electric vehicle it is a great experience. As far as them not catching on, that ship has sailed. Some European countries are already putting legislation in place that will require all vehicles under a certain weight class to be electric by 2015. Between now and then the technology will change a lot. We are limited to about 150 KM in ours but we will be buying a second electric vehicle to replace our last oil burner in a couple years. We have it narrowed down to a couple and will try to keep it under 30,000. For us it is not an environmental thing, more a performance and quality of the drive. Bang for your buck for us its worth it. But everyone has different needs. Obviously if you need a truck this isn't the way to go...at least for now. :)
We get mixed reactions from people on the whole electric vehicle thing. I think what surprises me is the number of people that want to see TESLA shut down and forced to europe becasue they have it in their head that Electric vehicles are some kind of ecological disaster. The oil companies have done their job well. I know a couple of European countries are trying to capitalize on this but I kinda hope he stays in North America. More than 1/3 of all vehicles sold in Norway now are electric. I am sure they would love to see him move there. :)
Anyway. Best wishes to the couple blaszing new trails in the RV lifestyle world. Too expensive for me but then again so is the truck camper combination that pulled in beside us. 80,000 for the 1 ton dually and 50 for the camper. I suspect the maintenance is a lot higher on the diesel truck than the Tesla. :) I know the only maintenance I have had to do so far on my little electric is fill the washer fluid. :) Yah i know...apples to oranges.
