- Fuel cost when traveling is significant. And the whole point of owning such a thing is covering some distance. So, it's nice if you can travel long distances without having to worry about that
- Evs are pretty comfortable to drive, have lots of torque, and are easy to operate. All great stuff for e.g. elderly/retired drivers.
- Having a huge battery is nice when you are not driving. Basically you can cook, have all sorts of appliances, have hot water, etc. and use that for days before you need to charge the battery. So, you can go off grid with this thing and live in relative comfort. It's also a reason that the new F150 is extremely popular.
- Maintenance is a big deal with RVs. Plenty of people drive really old and crappy ones and they can break down at inconvenient times (i.e, while traveling). And when that happens it's a lot of hassle and also costly. And even when that doesn't happen, you still need to deal with costly inspections, repairs, etc. EVs have a lot less of those issues. More reliable, less moving parts that can break, etc. Nice to not have to worry about that as much when you are traveling.
- For the same reason, the second hand value of electric vehicles is pretty good; they don't depreciate as much. And if the battery isn't used that much, the vehicle can last quite long. So you buy one, use if for some years and then you sell it on and get a good portion of your money back all while having enjoyed the benefits of all of the above. Doesn't sound like a bad deal.
Don't forget storage space. I don't know about the E-Transit in the fine article, but typically EVs are better at providing truck capacity at the ends of the vehicle because there are no ICE or fuel tank there. That sounds great for an RV.
- Fuel cost when traveling is significant. And the whole point of owning such a thing is covering some distance. So, it's nice if you can travel long distances without having to worry about that
- Evs are pretty comfortable to drive, have lots of torque, and are easy to operate. All great stuff for e.g. elderly/retired drivers.
- Having a huge battery is nice when you are not driving. Basically you can cook, have all sorts of appliances, have hot water, etc. and use that for days before you need to charge the battery. So, you can go off grid with this thing and live in relative comfort. It's also a reason that the new F150 is extremely popular.
- Maintenance is a big deal with RVs. Plenty of people drive really old and crappy ones and they can break down at inconvenient times (i.e, while traveling). And when that happens it's a lot of hassle and also costly. And even when that doesn't happen, you still need to deal with costly inspections, repairs, etc. EVs have a lot less of those issues. More reliable, less moving parts that can break, etc. Nice to not have to worry about that as much when you are traveling.
- For the same reason, the second hand value of electric vehicles is pretty good; they don't depreciate as much. And if the battery isn't used that much, the vehicle can last quite long. So you buy one, use if for some years and then you sell it on and get a good portion of your money back all while having enjoyed the benefits of all of the above. Doesn't sound like a bad deal.