Correction to my earlier post.  The range cited exceeds considerably the range of a typical Volkswagen Vanagon GL Campmobile.  However, that is range from recharge to recharge, and recharge takes time.

I'll be happy to buy an electric vehicle (not a hybrid, I've got one of those and think it is hunky dory) when the price is right and one can simply stop at a roadside station for a 15 minute battery swap at the price of a tank of gasoline.  mcneely

---- Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> Most campground utility hook ups have a 240v outlet, but I don't camp in
> those spots very often.
>
> According to the Audi link in the article, a rooftop solar panel array will
> be available that is ". . . the largest solar module to be used in the
> automotive sector, it is claimed to produce sufficient energy under a
> typical European climate to provide an added 622 miles of range per year."
> Wow, 622 miles per YEAR!  I wonder what the cost per mile for that will be.
>
> The wireless charging is pretty cool though, but electric vehicles are only
> useful for urban travel "on the grid".
>
> Stuart
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Roy Nicholl [mailto:RNicholl@NBNet.nb.ca]
> Sent: Friday, September 18, 2015 9:20 AM
> To: Stuart MacMillan
> Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: VW camper van article
>
> Many RV parks already have 240V plugins, but range would be a factor.
>
> My '66, after 280K+ miles, still gets around 25mpg ... though emissions are
> off-the-charts by today's standards.
>
>
> On 18-Sep-2015, at 12:40, Stuart MacMillan wrote:
>
> > Interesting, 496 bhp would be nice, but a hybrid would be a better idea,
> otherwise you'll need a utility hookup at every camp spot!  Maybe state
> parks will add charging stations.
> >
> > Stuart
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Dean S
> > Sent: Friday, September 18, 2015 7:50 AM
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: VW camper van article
> >
> >
> http://www.wakingtimes.com/2015/09/17/everyones-favorite-volkswagen-camper-v
> an-to-be-re-released-as-an-electric/

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David McNeely