Hoping for this thread to eventually fill with brilliant ideas to help produce a viable electric Transit Campervan. I do expect some ev haters and naysayers, but hope any negative posts will lead to constructive suggestions aimed at overcoming the obstacles. I am looking for input from people with experience in electric propulsion - all contributions welcomed! So, put on your thinking caps and enjoy the ride.
I was, like others, waiting for the AWD before starting my build. Well, AWD is here, but CVD 19 got in the way. I now have my sights set on building my camper on the 2022 EV chassis.
There will be problems, for example, we probably won't be able to rely on an alternator to charge the house bank as we motor along. Regenerative braking will likely not completely solve that for us.
Emergency charging when off the beaten track might be accomplished with a small genset, 'though you would then have to carry some fossil fuel to power it. Of course you would need some diesel, gasoline or propane anyway, for cooking and heating.
OK, I've started the ball rolling, now what other problems do you anticipate?
Much of this discussion will of necessity be general in nature at the moment, because we do not have the details on the electrical format Ford is going to offer. (It will probably be Rivian)
Probably too much to hope for an electrical 4WD, with an electric motor on each wheel!
What do you guys think?
I was, like others, waiting for the AWD before starting my build. Well, AWD is here, but CVD 19 got in the way. I now have my sights set on building my camper on the 2022 EV chassis.
There will be problems, for example, we probably won't be able to rely on an alternator to charge the house bank as we motor along. Regenerative braking will likely not completely solve that for us.
Emergency charging when off the beaten track might be accomplished with a small genset, 'though you would then have to carry some fossil fuel to power it. Of course you would need some diesel, gasoline or propane anyway, for cooking and heating.
OK, I've started the ball rolling, now what other problems do you anticipate?
Much of this discussion will of necessity be general in nature at the moment, because we do not have the details on the electrical format Ford is going to offer. (It will probably be Rivian)
Probably too much to hope for an electrical 4WD, with an electric motor on each wheel!
What do you guys think?