Finally, a thread! Long story, so strap in. This won't be in chronological order. Details of the electric conversion are on openinverter.
I got a spare wheel mount for the front. This should help a bit with the weight distribution. It's the one from NLA as it seemed like the best. It came with an eclectic bag of fasteners, including some tiny self tappers and some plastic washers. Needless to say, I put these in the box of junk and used stainless screws from my stash. I put a couple of M6 nutserts in the deformation bump to hold the feet in place. The 3 screws they provided to attach the wheel are a weird size - I assume they are M12 but the head isn't 19mm, more like 18. I got the cover from Madmatz, it needs stretching over a bit more but I think I'll wait until the weather is a bit warmer.
I'd be very interested in the range your actually getting and how it works on campsites ref charging and cooking etc. I've often wondered about positioning the batteries under the camper between the main beams and I'd be interested in your thoughts about positioning them there. Cheers
Range is over 100 miles as long as you don't thrash it (power is dialled down to about 110bhp). I haven't got an interior yet so no camping to report. It connects to a normal commando hookup and will charge at anywhere from 6 amps depending on how much the hookup is rated at. I'm not bothering with electric cooking, a gas hob is fine for me. You can put batteries underneath but there is a lot less space than it looks like - you would have to reduce the ground clearance somewhat.
So realistically you can’t go on more than a 40 mile trip without charging . ( 40 there , 40 back , 20 reserve ? ) am I reading that right ?
If I've read the link correctly, it quite a small battery pack at 35kw, so the range would be in the 100 -140 miles I think.
There was that American guy on YouTube who converted an early he just cut most of the chassis out to fit the batteries underneath. He was a bit of a idiot but there were some interesting bits
If you want to only charge in one place, yes. On the 58 mile round trip to work I use 50% charge (mix of town driving and dual carriageway). It's no different to any other EV. My BMW i3s has a 42kWh battery and I've been to the west of Ireland and back no problem.
