According to the Mercedes folks, later this year they will be selling an all electric sprinter van. 400km range on the European test cycle - that may translate to ~220/240 miles on the U.S. cycle? Not a stretch to imagine some will drop it off at the van conversion places .... retrofit 'em into an RV !! Sure, that'll kill range by probably 30% - but with more & more DC QC's coming on line all the time, it still makes for the idea that your 50amp camp ground spot will ensure your 113kWh pack will be full by day break (charges at just under 10kW) Our sprinter's 3500 chassis motorhome sits way up high ..... It's not too unreasonable to imagine that a big slug of batteries down low? That'd be a welcome advantage in high winds. If they come in 4wd like some sprinter do? Wow! what a great bugout vehicle when the zombie apocalypse hits. . .
Yes they do. And it's range is around 120 miles. Great for deliveries, but any farther places than deliveries would be a stretch for some. It's traction packed is about ½ the usable 113 kWh size of the eSprinter. Ergo ... be still my heart
My experience has been that motor homes are heavily modified: I don't lean that way but a Ford Transit would be a good start. Bob Wilson
I've been saying for years that these are the future, and once they gain full self driving it'll break residential real estate. Your RV would just drop you off near work in the morning and pick you up again at the end of the day. They would probably spend the day seeking gridlocked neighborhoods so they could technically stay in motion (to avoid parking fees) but not actually use much energy.
IMHO; Probably OK for a van-lifer that moves around a city - but not my cup of tea. This thing is going to require a "developed" camp site with electricity. Most of the places I camp only has water or a stream. A 200 mile range, depending on how much power you burn in an undeveloped site; can get you stuck somewhere needing a tow to an outlet.
We go boondock camping probably 20% of the time. Those dry camps have never been more than 4 to 7 miles off the highway. Probably some tho - that are gawdawful dusty distances that ain't oyr cupOtea. If our MB rig above - was electric .... it could still hold 35 gallons of water & 30 each of black & gray tanks. The rv company integrates a (100%duty cycle) 3.5kW generator for us lightweights that don't dry camp all the time. If the owner of an electric version was dumb enough to get them self stranded with a depleted traction pack as well as propane or diesel for the generator (which could feef power to the traction pack)? Maybe that's just nature's way of thinning out the bad chromosomes. Oh - also ... we set up a .25kW portable solar array to compensate for parasitic draw on boondocks .... it offsets the better ½'s satellite TV watching. .
