Winnebago goes electrical.
The leisure automobile firm has revealed a brand new idea it calls the e-RV that hit hopes to have on sale quickly.
The camper van relies on the Ford Transit and contains a powertrain designed by Lightning eMotors, which focuses on industrial electrical automobile conversions and at the moment builds an electrical Transit cargo van for DHL.
The e-RV has an 86-kilowatt-hour battery pack that may be recharged in 45 minutes at a quick charging station and supply as much as 125 miles price of driving, which Winnebago thinks shall be ample for the 54% of recent RV consumers who sometimes make journeys of lower than 200 miles. (Ford not too long ago launched an electrical model of the Transit known as the E-Transit that has an analogous vary, however it’s not getting used as the premise for the e-RV.
The battery additionally powers the automobile’s water heater, heat-pump model air situation system, induction cooktop and fridge. The idea is supplied with a full rest room and is trimmed in sustainable cork flooring and insulating wool wall masking.
Pricing and manufacturing plans for the e-RV haven’t been introduced, however Winnebago stated its seeking to supply a “compelling worth” and its typical camper vans vary from $100,000 to over $200,000.
Supply: Fox Information