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Old 06-22-2015, 03:39 PM   #12
Chance
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Originally Posted by JamieGeek View Post
Here is another thought: What if, in the future, someone designs an EV RV! Now there is no gas or propane; just a ton of Li-Ion batteries in the chassis (or whatever the new tech battery is called).

Now your only option is an inverter (and solar cells) to keep the thing running.

Sure that day is a long way off given that most EV's these days go less than 100 miles (mine can barely make 100 miles if I stretch it; of course Tesla's not withstanding).

Also keep in mind that there are now battery buses and battery garbage trucks.
Electric Garbage Trucks: Huge Energy Savings And They Won't Wake You Up In The Morning - Forbes
If/when plug-in hybrid vans make it to market, they will likely be first motorhomes to have an electric air conditioner compressor like is typical for hybrids, which means that the need for separate roof-mounted ACs may not be needed. With software revisions it should be possible to power the AC for extended periods from the batteries or from the built-in vehicle charger.

Since my van has factory dual AC I "briefly" thought of modifying it to run on 110 Volts and then adding a high-capacity alternator in place of the AC compressor, to end up with similar operation to E-Trek, except just one AC instead of two. I just couldn't justify the cost for all the modifications. However, if done that way initially from Ford factory it would be very affordable.
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