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Originally Posted by dstankov

The thing I find interesting is although they claim the system is good for RV applications they do not mention a single manufacturer that has placed the system in use; not even a high end multi million dollar coach.

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To me, and this is only my opinion, the system is still 5 to 10 years from being readily available for application on an RV the average schmuck like me is willing to purchase.

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Technology moving faster than expected?

Not to pick on Dave's estimate (just using as example), but it took less than 2 years for Advance RV to start using the Volta 48-Volt system on their Class Bs, and now Winnebago just announced the Volta system will be available in the Travato Class B line, making it the first high-volume manufacturer to offer the Volta system as far as I know. Hymer and Coachmen (using Xantrex) have also replaced the conventional generator, but stayed with 12-Volts which I think is a mistake.

The Travato system has 3,600 Watt (30-Amp) inverter, 8,700 watt-hour of lithium battery pack, and an engine-driven 58-Volt alternator that is reportedly twice as powerful as the competition's. I presume they are comparing to 280 Amps X 14 Volts, so alternator is probably in the range of +/- 8,000 watts (wild educated guess). With proper duty cycle the battery bank should be recharged in approximately +/- 1 hour.

We're getting very close -- price is still a little high but should come down with volume.