Tesla semi is the seminal EV RV event, when it actually hits mainstream.
This thing has a hundred mile range? Probably costs 150k before customization/ outfit?
A Tesla semi will probably be 250k for a 400-500 mile range(remember the RV is lighter than a semi load) and will support much wider ranges of customization. So 250k for a hundred mile range or 400k for a 500 mile Tesla RV?
And while so much of Tesla self driving is smoke and mirrors, based on watching various supportive/critical videos, it would be enormously useful for highway driving
I've driven two c class RVs long range, and wow is it mentally exhausting, RVs require a lot more attention than a car on the highway, I can see a L2 self driving system very useful.
The other thing that is very annoying in RVs is the lack of torque, in rolling Midwest you have to build up speed downhill then bleed it off, otherwise the RV downshifts very annoyingly.
And the heavy battery lowering the center of gravity will be great too, the RVs are always a bit unstable.
And the torque for EVs going up mountains will be incredibly useful.
Why two batteries in the water Winnebago? Probably because they don't have the knowhow to tap into the transit battery. That seems pretty slapdash.
One thing this crappy range RV design may be alleviated with is if they can make some fuel cell or rotary generator that can charge the battery/ extend the range. If RVs can be all electric while plopped at a site and electric for 50-80% of driven range, that would still be a big improvement.
And again, much like the professed total lifecycle economics of the semi, an EV RV or PHEV RV should improve the transit costs significantly. So if the idea is serious driving distances, the initial capital outlay for aN EV drivetrain becomes more palatable with fuel cost savings.
Those inside our rotary patents so far haven't gone anywhere. Mazda is finally looking into PHEV rotary, which if the rotary is doing ng constant power output for recharge duty only seems to resolve a lot of issues with Wankels in variable torque output situations, but we'll see.
But I have maybe a half million I'd drop on a Tesla semi derived RV with decent highway self driving or driving assist, a compact ICe generator for emergency range extension or backup, solar panels for all electric power, mobile starlink for comms.
All of that is very feasible once the semi releases, but I doubt the current RV industry will do it.
Tesla is allegedly "visionary" and RVs like this represent attainable housing for the next generation, so maybe Tesla will get into that business.
Other auto manufacturer's highway driving is exactly what most people need, keeps you in the lane and avoids accidents. FSD was always a hope, but they can't deliver it, and now they've stopped using most of the sensor gear that makes it accurate
- crap range
- no range extending generator
- no highway self driving / driving assist
Tesla semi is the seminal EV RV event, when it actually hits mainstream.
This thing has a hundred mile range? Probably costs 150k before customization/ outfit?
A Tesla semi will probably be 250k for a 400-500 mile range(remember the RV is lighter than a semi load) and will support much wider ranges of customization. So 250k for a hundred mile range or 400k for a 500 mile Tesla RV?
And while so much of Tesla self driving is smoke and mirrors, based on watching various supportive/critical videos, it would be enormously useful for highway driving
I've driven two c class RVs long range, and wow is it mentally exhausting, RVs require a lot more attention than a car on the highway, I can see a L2 self driving system very useful.
The other thing that is very annoying in RVs is the lack of torque, in rolling Midwest you have to build up speed downhill then bleed it off, otherwise the RV downshifts very annoyingly.
And the heavy battery lowering the center of gravity will be great too, the RVs are always a bit unstable.
And the torque for EVs going up mountains will be incredibly useful.
Why two batteries in the water Winnebago? Probably because they don't have the knowhow to tap into the transit battery. That seems pretty slapdash.
One thing this crappy range RV design may be alleviated with is if they can make some fuel cell or rotary generator that can charge the battery/ extend the range. If RVs can be all electric while plopped at a site and electric for 50-80% of driven range, that would still be a big improvement.
And again, much like the professed total lifecycle economics of the semi, an EV RV or PHEV RV should improve the transit costs significantly. So if the idea is serious driving distances, the initial capital outlay for aN EV drivetrain becomes more palatable with fuel cost savings.
Those inside our rotary patents so far haven't gone anywhere. Mazda is finally looking into PHEV rotary, which if the rotary is doing ng constant power output for recharge duty only seems to resolve a lot of issues with Wankels in variable torque output situations, but we'll see.
But I have maybe a half million I'd drop on a Tesla semi derived RV with decent highway self driving or driving assist, a compact ICe generator for emergency range extension or backup, solar panels for all electric power, mobile starlink for comms.
All of that is very feasible once the semi releases, but I doubt the current RV industry will do it.
Tesla is allegedly "visionary" and RVs like this represent attainable housing for the next generation, so maybe Tesla will get into that business.