Lightship L1

[Treefarmer]

Starts at $125k for the base model. Long range model starts at $151.5k. Those $$$ are before any tax credits.

Would there be any tax credits on an RV over $100k? I thought they cut off cars far below that price point (let alone RVs).

 

[gatorgrizz27]

+1 - I've often thought about what a part-time electric assist could look like in a simple offroad trailer, with a tiny amount of short duration high torque propulsion just so the trailer could get unstuck or keep from bogging the tow vehicle to a stop on obstacles. Some kind of solid axle with integrated motors that could freewheel or disengage to avoid drag, like this:

Dethleffs puts a new spin on towing with an electric camping trailer that nearly drives itself

Last year, Dethleffs shook up the motorhome world when it debuted the E.Home concept, an all-electric motorhome covered in solar panels. At that very same Düsseldorf show, it revealed the curvy, lightweight Coco caravan concept. Fast-forward a year, and Dethleffs has smashed those two concepts…

newatlas.com

I’d considered it as well, the classic Land Rovers have notoriously weak rear axle shafts and diffs, and the F/R diffs are the same drop out 3rd members.

My thought was to use the whole rear axle to carry the spare parts, they also have a driveline mounted parking brake which would be handy to use. This led to the idea of mounting a flex plate and starter motor to the parking brake assembly, which could be “bumped” via the aux pin on a 7 way trailer connector and a momentary dash switch.

Obviously it would turn at a constant speed, but in slippery conditions like climbing over a wet log I don’t think it would be a problem.

 

[Florida Native]

Would there be any tax credits on an RV over $100k? I thought they cut off cars far below that price point (let alone RVs).

Not sure. One article I read said it would be eligible for tax credits, but I really don’t know.

-Mike

 

[JaSAn]

Is there any concern with pushing from a single point in the rear of the tow vehicle, especially in loose or slippery conditions?
Standard ball hitch? Load leveling hitch?

 

[workerdrone]

I'd guess that you'd never want it to push, just to be as neutral as possible

 

[casioqv]

My thought was to use the whole rear axle to carry the spare parts, they also have a driveline mounted parking brake which would be handy to use. This led to the idea of mounting a flex plate and starter motor to the parking brake assembly, which could be “bumped” via the aux pin on a 7 way trailer connector and a momentary dash switch.

Ditto... I've also thought a starter motor that would fully disengage would be ideal- tons of torque for just a few seconds. I love the idea of also using this to carry a 100% complete axle, suspension, etc. for the tow vehicle.

 

[casioqv]

Is there any concern with pushing from a single point in the rear of the tow vehicle, especially in loose or slippery conditions?

Not on paved roads anyways. I ran into this guy once that converted his VW Golf to an EV, and made a diesel pusher trailer for long trips: http://www.evalbum.com/304

Apparently, it worked excellent.