Nissan e-NV200 All Electric Campervan - FAQ's - Charging, Range, Heating
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- Опубликовано: 16 окт 2024
- We've been asked lots of questions following the release of our e-NV200 All Electric CamperCar video. I've made a comprehensive FAQ vlog to answer them, and to give you our initial reaction to driving an electric campervan as well as charging at a service station.
0:35 Initial driving experience
1:44 What is the Range of the e-NV200 CamperCar?
2:39 Driving modes
3:12 How does your driving style affect your range?
4:05 Running costs
5:21 Insurance costs
6:10 How do you know when the batteries need to be recharged?
6:47 Finding a charging point
10:30 Charging at a service station
14:38 Recharging the leisure battery
17:48 Can I still use the vehicle when it's charging?
18:23 How does it feel to drive?
21:05 Heating
22:00 How long will the leisure battery last before needing to be charged?
23:39 Induction hob vs gas hob in an electric campervan
25:51 Solar panels
Here is the main Video Tour [six minutes] e-NV200 CamperCar: • All Electric Camper e-...
Pricing starts from £59,995 - which includes all of the features which you see in these videos, plus our 20:20 style upgrade and the government incentive.
This is the future for campervans! Thanks, I feel I've learned a lot. Look forward to further updates.
Thanks Peter for the feedback
Very impressive conversion and excellent videos. I found this after seeing ads for the VW e-Transporter, and wondering about the practicality of an all-electric campervan. The Nissan is clearly a much better base than the VW at the moment due to driving range. As a keen motorhomer whose professional life has included home energy and storage applications I was particularly interested in some of the points you made.
1. You make the point that Nissan won't let you go near their battery system. Wouldn't it be great if you could integrate the vehicle and leisure systems. You'd get enormous capacity, particularly useful for heating and cooking, along with simpler and more flexible charging logistics. I reckon Nissan are missing a trick in not helping here - they could certainly use their vehicle to grid capabilities to give a 240V output from the vehicle battery. A while ago Rivian showed a camper concept for their electric truck that was (they said) taking advantage of the vehicle electrical system.
2. I've always fancied the idea of a gas-free campervan, and you've taken this a stage further by going all electric. But I hadn't thought through the implications for space heating. With conventional motive power a diesel heater is a good option, but with all-electric there are real limitations. For most users most of the time, if it's cold enough for heating you'd have a hook-up, and you can always use an electric heater (from either the vehicle or leisure battery I assume) for short picnic stops.
3. The use case for campervan works quite well with the need for relatively frequent charging stops - having the all facilities for a coffee break readily to hand makes it less burdensome than it would be for a car.
4. Your comments about solar were very fair and balanced. For me, the ability to survive off-grid is useful, and with a compressor fridge solar is required to achieve that.
Your e-NV200 could have just been a publicity stunt, but you've taken it much further than that - great work for a small company.
Many thanks for the helpful and considered comments
@@SussexCampervansLtd What will it take to convert to left hand drive e-NV200 from a right hand drive ?
Absolutely fascinating, so informative. Thank you.
youve got Fast charge and rapid charge mixed up, fast is 6-7KW, rapid is 30-50
many thanks for the update, very informative.
Hi Hugh...you're welcome!
With maximum solar panels fitted can I trickle charge the traction battery via the inverter and the granny cable?
Cheers
How much could you put on the traction battery if you used the standard 230V home adapter? 😉
Also, I don't know the Nissan, but some newer cars have USB-C ports that can output 65W @ 5V. Or even 230V sockets that can output 60-100W. Some native 12V sockets are wired to be able to supply 200W.
What I'm saying that it should be possible to move power around without opening the charging circuit or battery of the car, which is what Nissan doesn't want you to do.
It wouldn't be the same efficient or clean tho. And I do agree that it's good to keep two battery systems. But it could be nice if it'd be possible to only need one plug while charging or that shore power could also charge the traction battery either when leisure battery is full, or by the flip of a switch.
thanks for the road faq trip. for list mk2, what is the wattage rating of the fridge? is there a super efficient fridge without ice box. more room less energy?
Hello Dean
The fridge we install is very efficient. It uses around 3 amps at 12v when running, but it only runs from time to time as it is well insulated
Is there a space heater included for a) when the camper is static off-grid for a few hours, please, and b) when hooked up at a campsite overnight?
There is a heater in the van and you can plug in a 3 point plug heater too if you wanted :)
Does the 'B' driving mode always triggers the braking lights to switched on?
No, just as when driving normally
Is it possible to use the portapotti with the bed made up? As antiques this is our first and most important question.
We'd suggest popping the portapotti in an awning during the night when the bed is made up. Unfortunately the footprint is a little too small to comfortably use a portapotti and have the bed down at the same time.
what is the price range? do you have any finance ?
Hello
The All-Electric e-NV200 CamperCar starts from £59,995
We have a complete range of finance available too
This price includes everything in the video - it's not a 'from' price whare there are lots of add ons!
Speak soon
Daniel
Interesting questions but the audio is so bad that I cannot hear much. Please next time use something like rode wireless go.
So, how much would a two berth version of this van cost me to buy?
Hi John, the electric vans start from £59,995.
Buenas tardes te sigo desde España ¿Es posible importar un vehículo electrico con volante a la izquierda para España?
When your on charge out on the road whilst charging can anyone just take the charge lead out of your vehicle or does it lock in whilst charging? Thanks
We recommend using a padlock when charging to avoid people from removing the cable.
... Of course, the car itself has a lock facility to protect the cable too
@@SussexCampervansLtd How do you use a padlock on it? What do you lock to what? TIA, Joyce
Loved your talk on the electric car Philip allen
can you tow with this van
Hello George
Yes, you could. Of course, as is the case with any vehicle, energy consumption would increase, and so it might not be ideal...
£60k oof that's a bitter pill, it is very cool though
Twins
I know...we're finding it amusing too! ;)