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Does Dethleffs have solar panels?

To meet that requirement, Dethleffs has covered virtually every inch of the e.home with solar panels, similar to the European school with solar panels slathered on all its exterior walls. The RV is built on the company’s Iveco Daily Electric chassis with a 107-horsepower electric motor.

Will Dethleffs make an electric motorhome?

The motorhome market hasn't exactly seen much electrification, but Dethleffs isn't the first company to play around with the idea of an electric motorhome. UK conversion shop Hillside Leisure revealed what it called the world's first all-electric camper van nearly three years ago.

What is a Dethleffs motorhome?

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.

Will Dethleffs' E-home be electric?

That could soon change thanks to Dethleffs. The German motorhome manufacturer has just unveiled their e.home concept. The exterior of this futuristic RV is blanketed in 31 square meters (334 square feet) of solar panels, generating electricity to help fuel the vehicle's electric powertrain.

Could a solar-powered electric motorhome be a good idea?

German camper manufacturer Dethleffs has unveiled the e.home concept – a solar-powered electric motorhome. The idea of an electric motorhome would seem like a great idea, until you realize that many of the remote locations that you’d be traveling to probably don’t have the charging infrastructure you would need.

Are electric RVs the future?

The German RV company Dethleffs once again stole the show — last year with its solar panel-wrapped e.Home (see photo below), and this year with its electric-powered e.Home Coco RV trailer (above). Most small daily vehicles just aren’t meant to tow campers. The future is electric vehicles.