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You can achieve that with a battery unit tucked in a corner, though.


Or when an EV RV comes along, the EV battery is your power battery.

EV RVs:

- better torque for travelling and towing

- regen braking

- skateboard battery for maximum interior space and storage

- simpler powertrain

- battery can function as a home powerwall when you're home, if you have a home

- solar panels to keep energy-positive while parked

- low center of gravity to offset some of the RV tippiness

And Starlink keeps you connected everywhere you go...

And IF they solve highway self-driving to the point you can safely let the RV drive and self-recharge overnight... oh my god.


I'm not saying it's not good or that it lacks synergy, I'm just saying the EV part isn't important for the specific goal of an electric off-grid experience.

> And IF they solve highway self-driving to the point you can safely let the RV drive and self-recharge overnight... oh my god.

A moderately optimistic estimate for power production is about 1kWh per square meter of panels per day. With a 25 square meter roof, and saving 80% of the power, that's 20kWh and probably gives you 20-40 miles of range.

(If you meant driving and recharging overnight via plugging in, then sure that's cool, but self-driving with stops at stations isn't inherently an electric-exclusive experience.)




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