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[GMCnet] Re: Electric RV’s [message #367779 is a reply to message #367773] Thu, 02 December 2021 12:58 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
James Hupy is currently offline  James Hupy   United States
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It would handle like a 3 year old Vietnam Pig that was overfed.
Those batteries will weigh more than both full fuel tanks, both
holding tanks, the ONAN and Potable water tank combined to get the same
range as 50 gallons of 87 octane. But, perhaps battery tech will improve
enough to make short range trips possible in the future. Never say "NEVER".
Jim Hupy
Salem, Oregon

On Thu, Dec 2, 2021, 10:36 AM Keith V wrote:

> Pulling on the front bogies would solve LOT of problems, pushing on the
> rears would create a LOT of problems.
> Run motors in the front bogies and the front wheels, let the rear bogies
> coast.
> ________________________________
> From: Larry Davick
> Sent: Thursday, December 2, 2021 11:55 AM
> To: gmclist@list.gmcnet.org
> Subject: [GMCnet] Re: Electric RV’s
>
> I wonder how the coach would handle if in-hub motors were in the bogies.
> The forward facing would be pulling while the rearward would be pushing. It
> seems like it would put forces on the bogies like they’ve never seen, nor
> been engineered for.
>
> Maybe best to stay front wheel drive. It seems to me that a hybrid system
> with electric in-hub motors in the rear would be a good experiment.
>
> Dreaming.
>
> Larry Davick
> 1976 Palm Beach
> Fremont - where Teslas are built and Lucid is HQ’d.
>
>> On Dec 2, 2021, at 9:39 AM, Jim Kanomata wrote:
>>
>> Tom,
>> There are tremendous amount of positive changes on batteries being
>> developed here in the Bay Area that will make the battery not only
>> smaller,but quick to charge.
>> I would not do anything now, but wait a year as I know what is coming by
>> the filtration system we are supplying to developers.
>>
>>> On Thu, Dec 2, 2021 at 5:58 AM tom geiger wrote:
>>>
>>> Just doing some morning coffee reading. I’ve realized this is where I
> get
>>> myself in trouble but I have found some interesting things to read. Jim
>>> Bounds recently posted up a short conversation on the topic of our GMC
>>> being a good candidate for a electric driven conversion. It did make me
>>> curious on the subject matter for RV’s and I found this article of this
>>> guys research on the upcoming possibilities. Just thought its
> interesting
>>> to read. Nothing actionable at this point but does spark the imagination
>>> for our GMC’s.
>>>
>>> https://www.mortonsonthemove.com/hybrid-electric-rvs/
>>>
>>> Enjoy,
>>> TG
>>> --
>>> Tom Geiger
>>> 76 Eleganza II
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