Turtle n Peeps wrote:
Chainwright wrote:
Turtle n Peeps wrote:
There is almost 0 reason to do this. Anytime you go from one energy type (in this case mechanical to electrical) you lose efficiency. Batteries just don't have enough energy density with an RV that weighs 15, 20 30 thousand pounds.
Hmmm, Mercedes just came out with an EV truck (26 tons) and Tesla did too. Daimler owns Mercedes and Frightliner, so I guarantee you CHANGE is on the way. Question is: who'll be the 1st one to adapt.
Lets see how it works out cost wise overall including purchase price. Lets also see how range works out. EV is fine for in city stuff. When you get out on the open road and into the mountains............well..........they suck.
BTW just because someone makes something does not mean it will work out. Remember the Ford atomic car the Nucleon? Or Chryslers turbine car? How did those work out?
your right
Nucleon... never made it off the drawing board and mock-up stage
the Chrysler turbines, where extremely limited show and test models, only a few cars were built
what about the ALL wheel steer 45* angle RV chassis, to make parking easier, back diagonally into the parking space, pull out the same way
i think it was a spartan prototype, saw it at an RV show i don't know how many years ago ? 20?, never went into production as far as i know
