Solar Powered RV
Is there a way to run the Motorhome with solar panels (especially the A/C and microwave)? If so, how much do I need?
Forum Discussion
MNtundraRet wrote:bob_nestor wrote:
The Class B Roadtrek E-Trek is all electric. According to some of the early press releases they claimed you could run the A/C for a full 8 hours on the batteries and recharge them in about 20 minutes with the engine alternator. I'd image they were thinking the user would have opted for the $20K Lithium-Ion batteries, but I still find it hard to believe. But then again, it was posted on the Internet so it had to be true. After all, "they" don't allow anything on the Internet that isn't true. I think Abraham Lincoln said that.
Where is the link:h
Don't claim B.S. unless you can prove it. I remember reading past information on this unit without this claim.
Whoa! I seem to have struck a nerve here not providing links or background. OK, someone else provided the link. My background is being an engineer educated in Missouri (the Show Me state), and I happen to own a Roadtrek 210. The two batteries in it on full charge can barely provide enough power for one pot of coffee. The refrigerator running on DC is a power sucker. My previous RV was a 21' Chinook with solar. The solar couldn't keep the batteries charged on a hot Texas summer day and the refrigerator alone could suck the batteries down in just a few hours. And in my day job I support systems that use large Lithium-Ion battery arrays. Call me skeptical about the E-Trek, but until I've seen it operate as they've tested it in the real world I'm not a believer.
