The Knaus electric motorhome, the van ti e. Power, it’s for tomorrow

There is a lack of charging stations it is the crowd. You make me laugh with your comments. Long live diesel.

The electric motorhome, where we ?

The electric car is no longer just a fashion but a today’s car revolution and the response to a new consumer expectation. To find solutions to pollution and the shortage of fossil resources, the automotive industry is going through a de-carbonization phase of his models with hybrid versions or some 100% electric motors.

But is it possible on a size such as the motorhome ? Our team gives you some answers.

The utility sector is electric

Whether they are vans or vans, all bearers’ brands today incorporate electric motors into their catalogs. Mercedes was the first to release an electric version with the Vito, then followed by the e-Sprinter. Fiat offers e-ducato, Citroën and Peugeot (Stellantis group) have electrical versions of the Jumper and Boxer, Ford released his electric e-transit and announced the arrival of his Custom E-Transit, Volkswagen presented his ID.Buzz that should give birth to zero program California.

PTAC issues for motorhomes

Electric carriers will be equipped with heavy batteries to allow sufficient autonomy to roll a motorhome. However, to date, European regulations require motorhome manufacturers not to cross the threshold of 3,500 kg of PTAC. Beyond, the motorhome must have a heavyweight ; below 3.5 tonnes, just license B.

In order to allow everyone to be able to drive a leisure vehicle without a truck license as is the case today, the European Commission must therefore increase the PTAC from 750 to 1000 kg. Holders of a B license could then drive motorhomes with a PTAC of 4250 or even 4,500 kg. This is a project that is already in work lesson to the Commission with the help of experts and the FFCC (French Federation of Campinger).

The first electric van all electric

Class V is one of the first electric leisure vehicles to be marketed with a layout. His name is Mercedes’ EQV-E CAMPER. It is not yet sold in France but in Germany and Switzerland. This e-caper has the basis of EQV300 (100% electric version of class V) with a 150 kW engine (equivalent to 204 hp thermal) powered by a 90 kWh battery. Its autonomy is 353 km And recharge is done in about 45 minutes. An spirits transformed into a leisure vehicle has Two drawbacks: its weight and its price (Around € 75,000 in high autonomy version).

An alternative solution: hydrogen

As batteries and rotary engines are considered to be polluting, manufacturers turn to another solution: Hydrogen. In this specific case, the engine works with a Fuel cell Hydrogen operating. This advanced technology is ecological (burned hydrogen only rejects water) and Increases the autonomy of the engines.

It is Renault who offers us the first master’s degree adopting H2 Tech technology that does not emit any pollutants. This utility vehicle has a fuel cell that works with hydrogen to supply its electric motor. The 30 kW battery and its 33 kWh auxiliary battery ensures a Autonomy of 500 km (including 100 km electric). This Master H2 is equipped with a tank that can store 7 kg of hydrogen. This is a model that is for the moment Reserved for companies But could be available in the leisure vehicle sector in the next future.

The Knaus electric motorhome, the van ti e.Power, it’s for tomorrow

The German manufacturer has been developing a hybrid profile for several months. Still in the test phase, the van ti e.Power is presented at the Caravan Salon in Düsseldorf which takes place from August 27 to September 4, 2022. It should be marketed before 2024.

In a large hall which is entirely dedicated to him, Knaus does not go unnoticed at the Caravan Salon in Düsseldorf which takes place from August 27 to September 4, 2022. Apart from a few new features, the German brand has an advanced version of its first electric profile, the van ti e.Power.

Within two years

If it is not yet marketed, the manufacturer’s goal is to offer this short-term clean motorhome. “Serial production should start in the next two years.»

Still in the test phase

This vehicle on a Fiat Ducato base has followed a whole test phase in recent months. But different development stages remain to be carried out before its official launch.

A hydride motorhome

Knaus is not content to use the e-ducato, but wishes to offer its own technology to design a hydride motorhome, with an electric motor (e-Drive) and a petrol engine engine.

A range of 600 km

The E-Drive engine, which delivers a power up to 180 kW, causes the front wheels and offers a range of 90 km in purely electric mode. It recovers energy in the deceleration phase and is powered by the 35 kWh battery installed under the floor. A 70 hp three -cylinder in -line engine completes the device. Permanently coupled with the generator, it allows you to reach an autonomy of around 600 km.

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Posted on: August 30, 2022

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Hello at the right to mexpressing for me personally I have a family a Cra Gaz Oil campsite but blocked because too old so tomorrow I think to go to leletrical for 2023 if knass makes me a proposals for the takeover of my campsite car jachete well on his own or On there will be five years guaranteed workforce on the symptoms and fire guarantee if needs with my matmut insurance here I think for 600 km of autonomy per day it seems reasonable to chaquin to see noon a caors por my share I Electric sign Thank you but Knaus

VL campsite are already overloaded so I imagine with additional equipment (electric motor + battery), not to mention autonomy ……

The future is neither diesel nor all electric with an expensive, heavy and bulky battery difficult to recharge quickly for lack of fast terminals.
The future is the power supply on the way through a wireless and induction energy transfer system. (the Stellantis group works there)
This will allow you to design hybrid vehicles with propulsion and/or purely electric traction, capable of eating in electricity by driving on the road portions equipped with this system, while recharging a small light battery giving maximum autonomy of 100 kms , to circulate on the non -equipped roads.
Vehicles will also have a light electrical generator group with low power engine operating with fixed speed and allowing the autonomy to be extended on these same non -equipped roads. (in series hybrid, the heat engine does not entail the wheels, but only an alternator)
For motorhomes, this solution will keep a 3.5 t PTAC.
Today, we must therefore design hybrid series motorhomes, which can later be equipped with the electrical supply system by induction under their chassis, when the latter is defined, standardized and developed.

Well agree with PM64, alas it should be added that it is throughout the planet, not only in France. Imagine in Africa, or cross Australia on tracks.. easy with diesel cans, but with electric, unfeasible

Jean Claude said:

What words to say nothing it’s true that the good old diesel is not yet buried I am a former driver of bus bus tourism and I do not see for tomorrow still a tourist because of tourism to visit Portugal where Poland Poland With an electric coach otherwise the only thing that customers will visit are the charging stations for the time being electric vehicles are good for the city so for sores

There is a lack of charging stations it is the crowd. You make me laugh with your comments. Long live diesel.

All electric is the future … to stay there. We will miss electricity !
Pollution to produce batteries and recycling them is also a major asset. The risk of fire of these batteries during the load is a real scourge.
You can also camp under a wind turbine to enjoy its load since soon it will push one every 100 meters . Even at sea the navigators will sail by slaloming between the pillars.

75 % of electricity comes from nuclear, see up to more than 90 % when wind turbines and solar panels cannot produce depending on the weather
As the other lower in the forum says, nuclear propulsion cars are the future of man displeased old MICTH which is divided at its advanced age
Vincent Camping Carrist

Is it really the future . I think our CC in class 6B (anti NOX) still have very good years ahead of them at least 10/15 years old .. !
After having real non -polluting (electric in particular or others) it will be necessary that the European Commission grants permits B the right to drive leisure vehicles of more than 3T5 (4T250 which is in the pipes).

To be able to have above 3.5t, the chassis must bear it, so it will be necessary to review everything it is certainly not for tomorrow.On the other hand those who have 3.5t, beware in the event of an accident everything is for you even if you are not wrong .

Me, if Knauss offers me to try his motorhome for a year I am ready. I have an electric car and I am very satisfied with it

Hydrogen, hydrogen, hydrogen, hydrogen, hydrogen, are finally clean and autonomous in Europe.

We will miss Electricité and we make electric vehills? made rather hydrogen which will be much more efficient

Do like me, mount a wind turbine on your CAR campsite and you will therefore be independent at 200%, you can even resell your surplus current at camping cars next to which will all be out of the way for lack of charging stations. In addition, given the electric cuts we are going to undergo, you can even speculate and make a real business. You see when you want to follow the government’s ideas we can.

Hello me it’s Aline Gaupreaux on Facebook and her would tell me to get to know each other and enlarge my circle of friends if possible. I wish a very nice evening to everyone

@Aline
Hello, you are wrong, it’s not “Meetic” here !

The batteries will evolve enormously in the coming years (the Chinese will market a car with 1000 km of autonomy and 15 minutes of recharge in 2023 in Europe) I see certain comments on the electrical equipment which make me jump a good battery, a sign solar and gas heating and I am largely independent. For diesel it is the beginning of the end for this campsite because what is interesting is the petrol engine that will operate at etanol 80 cents a liter . Note that this 3 -cylinder engine equipped BMW Renault Peugeot etc etc

My poor ti Mickh, in this way promoting nuclear power is to be denounced
Shame on you, think of future generations who will live permanently near these power plants, it is enough to follow the news to become aware of it !
Either you don’t know what you are talking about and I hope, or you are a notorious unconscious, the kind of person to denounce

1) I piss you off
2) I know what I’m talking about we’ll see in 10 years
3) I have never talked about nuclear. There are other solutions: why not equip the roofs and parking lots of supermarkets, solar panel companies

Metral, Charvet said:

MDR, and the batteries’ weight, already that we drive in overload of some 100 kg, so more payload, we go for a naked, in addition when we are all at the electrical, and well boom increased by that if , as for essence, diesel, gas, ect, we really walk on the head and in addition we are taken for pigeons, long live the good diesel, and long live the campsite.