All Electric Motorhome ?

Yeah but they plug on to recharge every 18 miles. Long time from now. Battery storeage our biggest problemo. Oh and enough roof space for solar panels

Just a few short years ago though that stop to charge would have been an couple of hours and the battery technology available would have made it weigh more than the diesel unit. However those those fast charge overhead units would have to become real common to use this for more than route type vehicles.

As Jay said in the piece just imagine if we can save all the fuel buses and other similar vehicles use what will that do to the longevity of the fuel supply?

One I followed for a while until they folded was the Aptera. Thought it would be the perfect toad. Originally it was rear wheel drive, I figured put a stinger in the rear and like the VW buggies we used to build in the 60's lift the rear wheel off the ground and plug it in!

Executive wrote:
Could this be our future...:h..looks interesting....they've been testing it in California now for over a year.....Dennis

Ecoliner

after they work out the kinks on a small car that doesn't need recharging every 43 miles, etc., and costs $20-30K, rather than $100,000, then they can start on RVs.
bumpy

Bumpyroad wrote:

Executive wrote:
Could this be our future...:h..looks interesting....they've been testing it in California now for over a year.....Dennis

Ecoliner

after they work out the kinks on a small car that doesn't need recharging every 43 miles, etc., and costs $20-30K, rather than $100,000, then they can start on RVs.
bumpy

The Tesla Model S has an EPA certified range of up to 265 miles and a price that starts at about $71,000. Oh, and goes 0-60 in 4.2 seconds... :E

Dutch_12078 wrote:

Bumpyroad wrote:

Executive wrote:
Could this be our future...:h..looks interesting....they've been testing it in California now for over a year.....Dennis

Ecoliner

after they work out the kinks on a small car that doesn't need recharging every 43 miles, etc., and costs $20-30K, rather than $100,000, then they can start on RVs.
bumpy

The Tesla Model S has an EPA certified range of up to 265 miles and a price that starts at about $71,000. Oh, and goes 0-60 in 4.2 seconds... :E

starts at $71k, what does it cost when you get one sensibly equipped? and please don't subtract off what I am paying in this greenie tax funded fraud.
bumpy

Bumpyroad wrote:

Dutch_12078 wrote:

Bumpyroad wrote:

Executive wrote:
Could this be our future...:h..looks interesting....they've been testing it in California now for over a year.....Dennis

Ecoliner

after they work out the kinks on a small car that doesn't need recharging every 43 miles, etc., and costs $20-30K, rather than $100,000, then they can start on RVs.
bumpy

The Tesla Model S has an EPA certified range of up to 265 miles and a price that starts at about $71,000. Oh, and goes 0-60 in 4.2 seconds... :E

starts at $71k, what does it cost when you get one sensibly equipped? and please don't subtract off what I am paying in this greenie tax funded fraud.
bumpy

The point is that the costs keep coming down as the technology advances. The Tesla is just one example of a very road worthy entry that's starting to see some serious sales. As demand, production, and competition increases, the costs will drop significantly.

Do I think electric cars are the way of the future? No! I think in the longer term, hydrogen fueled vehicles will be the way to go, but then no one in the industry has asked my opinion... :B

A generation raised on Star Trek continues to dream of a world with unlimited cheap clean energy supplied by Di-Lithium crystals. Unfortunately someone needs to do the real engineering and we'll never get there by just hugging trees or trying to legislate technological innovation into existence.

And so the rest of us get to pay for YOUR share of the road taxes when you go this green. You get the rebates. The rest of use pay the bill. There are states that are looking at this situation now, and are legislating DOUBLING the registration on these vehicles. Its only fair.

Hmmmm, I'd like to see them test it up here in the frigid northland by Lake Superior. We're in the throes of another Polar Vortex. It's only -14°F this morning with about a -30°F wind chill.

SRT wrote:
Hmmmm, I'd like to see them test it up here in the frigid northland by Lake Superior. We're in the throes of another Polar Vortex. It's only -14°F this morning with about a -30°F wind chill.

And down here in Texas in the summer when you almost always need more A/C than you have. Roadtrek builds an all-electric Class B (except for the chassis) but if you look at the history they quickly backed off how long you could use it before needing a recharge. As I recall, the lowered their estimate by 1/2.