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It’s too bad electric RVs aren’t much of a thing. They have a lot of roof space for solar panels, often have unfurling extensions that could also have solar, pl
by Robotbeat 6y ago
It’s too bad electric RVs aren’t much of a thing. They have a lot of roof space for solar panels, often have unfurling extensions that could also have solar, plus RV hookups are essentially 12kW Level 2 chargers which is plenty for a full charge after staying there for a day (although there’d need to be >250kW charging stations on the road) even with a massive battery.
And because of the high fuel consumption of RVs, you’d get greater cost/energy advantage with electric than you would for a small efficient commuter.
- fomine3 6y agoYou should compare ICE RV vs ICE commuter emissions on a year. ICE RV makes sense if it's emission is at least x2 because it needs huge amount of batteries. I expect x0.5 due to it's rarely used.
- Robotbeat 6y agoIn this context, the RV would be used a lot. Also, I normally think vehicle-to-grid is silly, but because electric RVs may not be on the road too much AND may have lots of built-in solar, it may actually make sense to do V2G with an RV.