Any pictures of how the campervan deploys? Or do they climb on top and sleep in a tent?
BOb On Fri, Feb 9, 2018 at 9:49 PM, George Tyler via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > I saw it! at the charging station in Cambridge NZ, opposite the town > hall, which is the nearest town to me. Green "Jucy" van, very small for a > campervan. > > > > On 09-Feb-18 6:46 PM, brucedp5 via EV wrote: > >> >> http://gisborneherald.co.nz/autowatch/3198473-135/electric- >> campervan-on-three-week-road-trial >> Electric campervan on three-week road trial >> January 30, 2018 >> >> [image >> http://gisborneherald.co.nz/csp/mediapool/sites/dt.common.st >> reams.StreamServer.cls?STREAMOID=tDfPQWV5W041asN0GaqmB8$daE2 >> N3K4ZzOUsqbU5sYtoeklmNgbvvdITzUbbR6UaWCsjLu883Ygn4B49Lvm9bPe >> 2QeMKQdVeZmXF$9l$4uCZ8QDXhaHEp3rvzXRJFdy0KqPHLoMevcTLo3h8xh7 >> 0Y6N_U_CryOsw6FTOdKL_jpQ-&CONTENTTYPE=image/jpeg >> ] >> >> International tourists visiting New Zealand could be hitting the roads in >> electric campervans within two years if a new electric vehicle trial >> proves >> successful. >> >> Auckland-based company Jucy Rentals will trial a full-electric Nissan >> E-NV200 campervan with the help of two overseas tourists. >> >> During their journey, two visiting French students will travel thousands >> of >> kilometres throughout the North Island in a prototype Jucy campervan, >> powered only by electricity. >> >> The tourists plan to visit about 30 destinations in the North Island over >> three-weeks. >> >> Jucy CEO Tim Alpe says the company aims to introduce a new category of >> electric vehicle to its fleet to meet growing demand from millennial >> tourists. >> >> “Electric vehicles are the future of the Jucy campervan fleet and this >> trial >> is the ideal platform to test our product offering for customers. >> >> “This market segment in particular wants more environmentally-sustainable >> travel options. At the same time this gives our tourists more choice and >> cheaper running costs.” >> >> Alpe says further expansion of the programme will need additional >> investment >> in charging infrastructure and vehicles that can travel further distances. >> >> “Campervans are the perfect vehicle to be electrically powered as tourists >> tend to drive during the day and can then recharge overnight at their >> campground. >> >> “One of the biggest barriers we will face in the short term is lack of >> infrastructure to support EV charging. >> >> “We are working with camping grounds to introduce suitable facilities for >> overnight charging but there is also a need to bring in rapid chargers on >> the roads between main centres. >> >> “At the same time, there are range limitations of the vehicles that need >> to >> be overcome to ensure tourists can travel long distances across the >> country, >> without the need to constantly recharge their battery. >> >> “Our future as a sustainable tourist market will be short-lived if our >> customer experience is impacted by the range their vehicle can travel each >> day.” >> >> The company plans to introduce charging stations at their branches and >> hotels across NZ and Australia. -Driven >> [© gisborneherald.co.nz] >> >> >> >> + >> https://www.tahawultech.com/news/electric-vehicle-road-trip/ >> Electric car road trip crosses UAE finish line >> January 28, 2018 Global EVRT has concluded its nine-day road trip across >> the UAE and Oman, in a bid to accelerate electric vehicle adoption across >> the Middle East. The trip, which featured a fleet of cars including >> Chevrolet Bolt EVs, a BMW i3 and Tesla X and S models, saw the opening of >> numerous new electric vehicle charging stations ... >> >> >> https://www.theglobeandmail.com/real-estate/condos-grappling >> -with-demand-for-electric-car-charging-stations/article37871983/ >> Condos grappling with demand for electric car charging stations >> 20180208 For condo-hunting Jean Guilbault, there was one feature in >> particular that any building absolutely had to offer if it was to make the >> grade: a charging station for … >> >> >> >> >> For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: >> http://evdl.org/archive/ >> >> >> {brucedp.neocities.org} >> >> -- >> Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/ >> _______________________________________________ >> UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub >> http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org >> Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group >> /NEDRA) >> >> > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group > /NEDRA) > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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