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Originally Posted by AJMike
I am surprised that there would be any Ekko models at any RV Show yet. I was under the impression that they would not be available to dealers, or even for show, until late March or April. I suspect that they are going to be very popular, given how much solar and how much battery power they come with, and I expect them to be very pricey.
RV prices have risen so much lately that I think we would have been locked out of the market had we not bought 2 years ago. The RVs I see for sale here in the Phoenix area are $20,000 higher than before, for pretty much the same RVs.
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Mike, there was a picture of one posted on first day of Tampa Show.
Specs show standard is one large 315 Amp-hour lithium battery combined with 2,800-Watt Onan inverter generator. Or optional delete generator and end up with two 315 Ah batteries for 630 Ah total.
I would guess that one 315 Ah lithium battery adds less than $2,000 to total cost (since motorhomes have generator and lead batteries), which doesn’t come close to explaining MH cost. Second alternator, solar, AWD EcoBoost, dual-pane windows, etc. start to add up. Still, I’d bet a higher profit margin is built in.
You’re right about higher costs which apply for many things, not just RVs. My son was just mentioning he paid nearly twice as much for lumber and steel for a couple of projects he’s building at home.
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