Tesla Semi could build an awesome electric camper based on the specs released by Tesla this week and how incredible these renders of the electric truck look like as a camper.
The idea of an all-electric and solar-powered motorhome is extremely attractive to many people.
During the day you drive with zero emissions and you can power your life with the same battery pack that moves you. You can charge at night to do it all over again the next day.
Solar power also allows you to have the entire experience off-grid.
There are some electric motorhome projects that want to offer customers this type of experience, but most of them are still in the concept phase or have a very limited range.
We recently reported that the new Mercedes-Benz eSprinter has impressive enough specs to potentially allow for electric ‘vanlife’, but what if you need or want something bigger?
Tesla Semi could be an interesting platform for an electric motorhome.
The team at Jowua, an interior manufacturer, thought so while watching the unveiling of the production version of the Tesla Semi this week, and decided to build renderings of what a Tesla Semi camper van might look like:
That looks pretty badass and the electric truck as specs to back up that look.
The biggest problem with most electric RV projects these days is that they have limited range. For example, Winnebago built its own fully electric RV, but it only has a range of 125 miles.
With the unveiling of the production version this week, Tesla confirmed that the Tesla Semi has a roughly 900kWh battery pack and can travel more than 500 miles at full load with a total load of 82,000lb.
And the Tesla Semi would likely achieve even greater range as an RV, as it would likely be lighter than 82,000 lbs. Some of the heaviest RVs over 40 feet in length today rarely exceed 50,000 pounds. Tesla Semi is heavier than most Class 8 trucks, but there should be a way to build an RV on the platform and keep the weight under 70,000 pounds, which should result in efficiency gains.
You could probably drive over 600 miles in a single day in a Tesla Semi RV without charging, then charge overnight. They could cover impressive distances in just a few days. All without emissions.
Jowua also produced an interior rendering of their vision of a Tesla Semi RV:
It would likely require some collaboration from Tesla, but there should be a way to power the RV’s living functions with the powertrain’s battery pack. They add some deployable solar panels when you’ve been parked and in business for a long time.
If Tesla doesn’t do it, other companies will certainly decide to build electric camper vans based on the Tesla Semi – similar to what Cyberlandr is trying to do with the Tesla Cybertruck.
Along the same lines, famed DJ and music producer Deadmau5 said he would buy a Tesla Semi and turn it into a traveling music studio.
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