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You would need 10 5.5 x 3.5 ft 300 watt solar panels to charge a typical BEV to go ~30 miles. A larger heavier van would probably only do maybe 20 miles with current solar capacity. Lots of people swap Tesla drivetrains into various ICE vehicles that can accommodate the batteries
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I looked into dropping a Model 3 power train into a Sprinter or Promaster. The problem is air resistance. A gas Model 3 would get 45 mpg easily, as it's a very slippery vehicle. So you're looking at 80-120 m range depending on speed and headwinds.
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I have no idea how legit this company is, but I really like to the look of this as an EV conversion van base: canoo.com/mpdv/ Solar panels would be a *very* slow charge... it would have to be a *real* emergency (ie charging for a week is better than alternatives)
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As an aside that would be a next level climate haven given that there will be a lot of variability and any specific location has long tail risk that's probably not captured in the regional projections
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I've read that both the Ford Transit and Mercedes Sprinter will have EV platforms in the next couple years, for the small commercial van market. They both are operating EV vans in Europe currently. We pull a travel trailer, I'll be getting an electric Ford F150 next year.
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