Grit dog wrote:
rjstractor wrote:pnichols wrote:One aspect of an EV RV that I have not read anything about yet is ... what would be the possibility of somehow using onboard - plus large but still portable - solar arrays to recharge the EV's battery bank?
I suppose it's possible, but it would have to be a large, robust array. Boondocking needs like cooking, lighting, heating and cooling would be constantly in competition with EV charging for available solar energy.
Lol, yeah recharging a 200kwh battery out in the bush is obviously not practical. So it’ll be good for local day/ short weekend trips from the owners $3M ski condo in Vail or Telluride up to Red n White or maybe Imogene pass. (none of the more difficult trails from either starting point are in the wheelhouse of an Uber expensive heavy large, long pickup truck. And it will be a great conversation piece at parties.
No chance of it being a real off roader or actual overlanding rig as the base weight of over 9klbs and lack of payload (1300lbs) mean at will have to be VERY sparsely appointed with “overlanding” gear. And no overweight occupants…lol.
As long as everyone realizes that this wont be a viable RV, or actually a RV at all, until rooftop tents on pickups or a truck bed with a couple hammocks and a backpacking tent are considered RVs…..
I mean, no one makes actual overlanding rigs out of pickups that have less payload and range than any half ton typical pickup.
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