World's FIRST Solar Powered Campervan!

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Stella Vita is the World's first ever solar powered campervan capable of a staggering 600 Km on a single charge! Aptly described as a "self-sustaining house on wheels" it comes kitted out with a double bed, sofa, kitchen area, a shower, sink and toilet! This could just be the perfect way to go off-grid...! Robert went to meet the engineers at Eindhoven University of Technology to see it for himself.
0:00 A solar powered campervan?!
1:20 A 3000Km road trip
3:55 Better than the back of a Tesla
4:38 Back to Uni
6:40 600Km of range
7:12 Everything is lightweight
8:51 Experimental but comfortable
9:44 Key design elements
10:43 Built in this room
11:35 Robert makes his bid
12:02 Arriving in Tarifa
12:50 Can we buy one?
13:30 Bobby's outro
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@GraemeLeRoux 2 года назад

This thing is absolute genius. The only problem I can see is the lack of ground clearance, but that could be easily fixed with air suspension; just raise it for poor road or uneven camp grounds. Other than that the only other problem would be making them fast enough to meet demand. *Late Edit:* From the replies I’m getting it seems a lot of people don’t understand that the point of air suspension is to raise or lower a vehicle’s height *as required*. Sports cars use it get their expensive noses into and out of driveways without damage, 4WDs use it to get extra ground clearance while retaining a more stable road stance and some (‘odd’ in my view) people use it to make their cars jump up and down on the spot… Here I’m suggesting lower it for highway running and raise it to get into a camp ground, etc.

@gshaindrich 2 года назад

your measure for "absolute genius" must be very low. If you increase the ground clearance, the efficiency will drop drastically. For its size it has only minimal interior utilities compared to conventional camper vans. There is so far no flexibility inside, the whole driver area is useless for anything else than driving and they couldn´t even do the interview inside. whats "genius" about all that? it is basically just a scaled up version of one of them useless solar racers. A design concept that doesn´t actually care about practicallity and useability.

@alibro7512 2 года назад

@@gshaindrich Bah Humbug!

@ilox11 2 года назад

@@gshaindrich When you talk about efficiency, are you aware that a GMC Motorhome (with a cleared roof) gained an efficiency of 0.30%, better than even the much faster Corvair? So with these electricals, solar systems, drive motors, etc just think what could be gained by fitting it all onto a GMC?

@nut913 2 года назад

Sure the low clearance is apart of aerodynamics

@HermanWillems 2 года назад

I think the biggest lack is, that it's Extremely expensive with alot of super light weight materials which you can't recycle.

@patrickjr11 2 года назад

the pull out solar panels instead of awnings is a real tick. if they add V2G as most of these are parked up for long periods. very cool technology

@roland9367 2 года назад

Or put them on the roof of your house, even better! Already grid connected. Honestly I see more use in renting out full battery capacity of holiday electric vehicle for grid stabilization and energy trading during stand still. Or just renting vehicles like this. Because using them a few weeks in a years is useless.

@swanny6627 2 года назад

V2G for this is a great idea. Would work well at powering an off grid home too.

@carsonc1272 2 года назад

V2G is an excellent point. Your home solar could be smaller too.

@patreekotime4578 2 года назад

@@roland9367 RV campsites usually have to provide energy to thier customers as well as for perpherials at the site. In this case, the visitors could actually be helping provide the power that lights up pathways and runs the power in the bathroom / administrative building which often dont have a roof much bigger than this themselves. You have to remember that there are really two distinct use cases for RVs: people who use them at most 2 weeks out of a year, and the people who basically live out of them permanently or seasonally.

@tanalson 2 года назад

Yup. Instead of using awnings which only cover the sunlight for you, they replace it with solar panels which is way better because you can charge your vehicle while enjoying your breakfast under the awnings

@RPRosen-ki2fk 2 года назад

I've seen many projects over the years from the students at Eindhoven University of Technology, several of the Australian Solar Challenge racers, but the one I remember best was an EV motorcycle built from scratch. The bike project culminated with the students driving the ev bike around the world in 80 days. EUT is an impressive engineering school.

@bodiesands4654 2 года назад

Sounds amazing

@barrybegley5379 2 года назад

ROBERT: As always, this show was "cutting edge". You have managed to, once again, produce a show that is not just entertaining but totally informative, and dare I say "Inspirational" in its context. Thank You for sharing. Greetings from Ontario, Canada.

@crashjump1849 Год назад

This is awesome the ability to travel and spend time outdoors using little to no fossil fuel!

@Jethr001 Год назад

…at $.5M!!

@kylecramer8489 2 года назад

I have wanted a solar electric RV for AGES! Let's hope they have success bringing it to market

@eyeballengineering7007 2 года назад

I was thinking about doing one myself. Use a smallish, lightweight RV and a model 3 powertrain or something of the like. Fold out solar awnings on both sides. 5-6kw possible. You could get 50-100 miles a day out of it.

@roland9367 2 года назад

It is technically possible, even to DIY with some money. The real challenge is the mindset. Because whatever you build, even this one from the video, gives you a certain driving range agter which you have to stop and wait for the sun. If you really want to drive on the solar power. People are typically not very good at accepting that and changing their behavior.

@fabgeb667 2 года назад

price: 250k XD

@MrAdopado 2 года назад

What makes you think they are bringing it to market? It's a university not a car company. Maybe a car company will benefit from these ideas but that's as far as it goes.

@grahamstevenson1740 2 года назад

It's a fraud It won't be successful because it doesn't operate as advertised ! It's not 'solar powered' at all. That's pure disinformation and deception. Robert Llewellyn needs to stop promoting this kind of fantasy 'junk science'.

@devonbikefilms 2 года назад

That it one of the most intelligent and forward looking vehicles I’ve seen in a long time. Definitely not constrained by convention, and actually having a number of commercial applications for the chassis, not just the camper van. It’s great to see the people who are the future innovating so well.

@martijnlafeber 2 года назад

I can see this style working for a pop-up caravan as well. With a small battery connected to the car serving as a range extender.

@grahamstevenson1740 2 года назад

It's actually very, very STUPID and a total irrelevance to further EV usage. A useless example of techno-bullshit come completely mad.

@gshaindrich 2 года назад

"That it one of the most intelligent and forward looking vehicles I’ve seen in a long time." ... are you serious? it is neither "intelligent" nor "forward thinking". It is a single purpose, life style gadget, with NO practical use in daily life because its to big. A third of the car is just the driver cabin and bonnet area. Even as a camper almost useless, otherwise they would have talked more about it. "actually" they couldn´t even do the interview IN the van! and "commercial applications"? the area fittet with the bed isn´t practical at all for other applications. You can´t stand upright in there and it is narrow and hard to access. Who needs a driveable bedroom? an escort?

@devonbikefilms 2 года назад

@@gshaindrich there are commercial van applications, minibus applications, executive coach applications. The problem with a lack of imagination is one never gets out of the trolls cave😂😂😂

@CantPickTheNameIwant Год назад

@@gshaindrich I'm sure that they won't sell many of these cars, you have said a lot, but to mention more: price will hit the roof, with all those solar panels, invertors will be much higher than regular camper. Plus usually you sleep night and drive during sunlight, but you cant recharge your battery for desecnt power during driving, so wtf costumer must pay for those basically useless solar panels? Good luck to boyz, but unfortunately it won't blow up

@carsonc1272 2 года назад

I've talked about an RV like this being possible and one day someone will disrupt the RV industry by bringing it to market. It's cool to see it come to life. Can't wait for production versions someday.

@korcanatalay 2 года назад

A campervan with 2 inches of clearance. Great idea guys!

@zeeone4492 2 года назад

Would need to be 4x4 for me in Lekki

@andypatch1861 2 года назад

Brilliant creation! I have dreamed of an independent solar camper for several years, 100% eco friendly travel! A positive retirement goal. Great job lads!!!

@Charlemagne1367 Год назад

Apart from the thousands and thousands of gallons of fossil fuels to make the battery, running the minnig equipment, transporting the mined minerals, the waste water for the solar panel production, the waste products for the silica production, the open pit minning operations for the other precious metals, etc etc. Not even close.

@teunlll 4 дня назад

@Charlemagne1367 let's just pretend that that's not there. I mean it's electric, it has to be good for the environment... right...

@koitorob 2 года назад

BRILLIANT! Now then, the question is, will they be designing one that is powered by rain? You know, for the UK market...

@terryhayward7905 2 года назад

Just need a hydrogen / oxy splitter and run an ICE motor. :-)

@ecoworrier 2 года назад

The UK version is powered by negative emotion.

@yips_way 2 года назад

Hydro Electric - of course, with the UK rainfall it should be even quicker to charge ;p

@koitorob 2 года назад

@@terryhayward7905 " and run an ICE motor?" Is that new technology? Motors running on ice?

@crackedemerald4930 2 года назад

@@ecoworrier the car suddenly speeds up when raining, really dangerous.

@bertvleeuwen 2 года назад

I love it. Now build the thing in mass production. I will surely trade my diesel campervan for it. Thank you Robert for praising this to high heaven, rightly so.

@kevincourcey813 2 года назад

I really needed an uplifting video today. Thanks Robert for your enthusiasm, and dedication to finding those pursuing a new direction for solar.

@rikkijohnson7165 2 года назад

I love that it is reminiscent of the old motor homes of the 40’s and 50’s, with that smooth teardrop shape.

@dg115 2 года назад

What would be clever is if it had the ability to plug directly into your house and make use of the solar energy when not in use.

@pau1phi11ips 2 года назад

I'd be surprised if it couldn't do that. That's what I do with my (diesel) camper. Only got 600W of panels but it provides over 30% of my house usage on a good day. The 60kWh of battery in this would power my house for about 8 days alone!

@moladiver6817 2 года назад

Not only that. Imagine parking at a camping spot, hooking up your vehicle and selling all those kWh's to the net as soon as the battery's full and for as long as you're there. That would more than offset the cost of the charges that got you there. And it makes for a very green vacation as well. All EV chargers should become two-way for that reason alone.

@flyingpanhandle 2 года назад

@@pau1phi11ips Interested in this, got any more details. I'm getting solar panels on the home, but also hoping to get a camper soon with some panels on the pop top. Being able to supplement the houses solar by using the extra panels on the van when on the drive sounds ideal.

@alanjm1234 2 года назад

It would certainly be doable. Some EVs, such as the new F150 lightning have the ability to run a house for a few days if there's a blackout.

@pau1phi11ips 2 года назад

@@moladiver6817 it would be a pretty ball baller food truck at a remote campsite where power was an issue.

@manuelramos5869 2 года назад

Hispania (Portugal and Spain) will be full of these wonderful campers. This is really freedom, just the sun powering your camper, making kilometers and not paying anyone. Life is getting cheaper.

@kmasse81 2 года назад

I remember thinking all cars would be solar powered by now 25 years ago. Sad that we're not there yet. The folks that built this have done an amazing job, they should be very proud of themselves. More of this please!

@peksn Год назад

Well current solar panels only have like 20% efficiency of solar energy converted into electricity so there's certainly a lot of margin to improve and I think it would even be possible to have solar energy being used in real tiem to provide 100% of the vehicle's needs and still have left over to charge it

@UnboxingAlyss Год назад

We are getting there. The Lightning Zero, Sono Sion (both European) and the Aptera (US) are real models for what SEVs could look like in the future. It's definitely possible, but we will have to overhaul the way we make vehicles. I see this being implemented far quicker in Europe and Asia, as oppose to here in the States. 😞

@mrwess1927 Год назад

@@UnboxingAlyss we could also reduce industrial pollution and ecosystem restoration that will clear up skies giving more sunlight intensity for solar panels.

@UnboxingAlyss Год назад

@@mrwess1927 No disagreements here.

@manoman0 Год назад

@@UnboxingAlyss Lightning Zero and Sono won't see the light of day. Europeans are behind in developing ground breaking technology for transport.

@happyhelpfulhoovy 2 года назад

Always love following Solar Team Eindhoven's progress. As a manager of a solar car team, this stuff isn't easy and it's always great to see fellow teams get the recognition they deserved. (still think Stella Era was their prettiest design though)

@LawAbidingCitizen117 2 года назад

Looks like this electric RV follows the Stella Era design languange as well.

@niklaswejedal463 2 года назад

I never wanted a campervan more! Looks just awesome and the tech is just what I want to see. Hoping for a huge success for the guys.

@phoneixinvestor 2 года назад

So proud for you all! Looking forward to seeing your progress and how you inspire others.

@TheTanman412 2 года назад

The Ioniq Electric utilized a similar shape, albeit less extreme. Incredibly efficient @4.5mi/kwh. But this beast is 6.21mi/kwh! The front end alone reduces so much drag. Really hope Tesla or someone capable disrupts the very outdated RV industry with stuff like this. Maybe a variant half the size? I’d live in it.

@zaneenaz4962 2 года назад

Absolutely agree !! Just the essentials and well integrated.

@kmasse81 2 года назад

Lol. Not Tesla. Anyone but Tesla.

@alfnoakes392 Год назад

It does highlight the shape-shortcomings of the Electric Brands Ebus concept.

@-whackd Год назад

Tesla is not gonna do an RV, they're doing a Cybertruck so you can tow a travel trailer and cover it in as many panels as you want.

@StarBoundFables 2 года назад

Wow, this vehicle's design is positively brilliant 😃 I think it'd be absolutely wonderful to see these epic, solar-powered campervans available in sunny parts of the world so that people can rent them for green vacations 💚

@GudieveNing 2 года назад

Or live in them and don't bother with an energy sapping expensive house! @lifemachine

@sharonbraselton4302 2 года назад

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@-whackd Год назад

We already put solar panels on our RVs... Lol

@Techning 2 года назад

Such a great invention. Just think about how mouch more enironmental friendly this thing is with it's small battery compared to a diesel camper. The fact that you can drive it without ever plugging it in blows my mind.

@davidvillasenor4444 2 года назад

@chris murphywould it? In comparison to what? Driving 120 miles every day for free is great.

@db7948 2 года назад

@chris murphy why would it be shit? For just travelling around it would be great especially in remote areas. If it charges 600kms in 3 days thats plenty.

@idjles 2 года назад

@@db7948 I’m about to camper 2300 km in Australia in 28 days - this would be perfect!!!

@roland9367 2 года назад

@@idjles yeah thata great. But most people do like 4000km in 2 or 3 weeks or something. The problem is the change of mindset that is necessary

@ZesPak 2 года назад

@@roland9367 Then it would just require extra charging, no biggie. I've done 5500km in 2 weeks in an EV without issue.

@lifeofmisery5360 Год назад

I love it when a company is honest in their product testing instead of straight up lying, saying everything is perfect. And it is hinestly a wonderful product. Well done.

@nr5494 2 года назад

Superb! I love it. The styling is spot on, & the side opening doors so practical. What a way to travel the continent, with zero fuel bills. Make it. Now!

@christill 2 года назад

Generally speaking I’ve gone off cars entirely in the last couple of years, especially car ownership. But this is so cool. The way they’re thinking totally differently with the shape and the efficiency of it. There’s no real reason that all vehicles couldn’t look something like this. Taxis, buses, coaches, vans etc are all necessary in the future and we need to think about them in a whole new way. What we’re doing right now of making essentially the same things with subtle aerodynamic changes, if any aerodynamic changes at all, and putting batteries in them is not enough.

@TobyCostaRica 2 года назад

There are plenty of reasons cars don’t look like this. People don’t buy them. The Honda Insight looked a bit like this. Governmental crash regulations (both car to car and car to pedestrian), cost, repairability, production efficiency, etc. The same reason why concept cars look so different from production cars.

@miepmaster25 2 года назад

they're becoming more of a commodity nowadays i feel like

@DayumSonny 2 года назад

The moment he said 'Eindhoven', I knew who he was talking about. These guys are awesome.

@joachim5264 Год назад

Absolute Spitzenklasse. Endlich eine Concept was sich von der bisherigen Fahrzeugform gelöst hat und zurecht den Ausdruck modern und innovativ verdient!

@robertdavenport7802 2 года назад

Like you, I've dreamed of the solar powered RV. When you look at the basic equations for rolling resistance and aerodynamic drag and then try to fit a campervan into the equation, this is what you get. It's not easy! A real engineering achievement from Solar Team EIndhoven to turn this dream that many people have into reality.

@paulbennett4548 2 года назад

An excellent proof of concept vehicle. As a avid campervan enthusiast I would like to suggest all wheel drive and adjustable ground clearance height. This would allow one to go from cruise mode to entering campground mode and also self leveling mode. One doesn't want to spill ones libation at the end of a hard day. :o) Great video Robert.

@donaldpyper4627 2 года назад

Self levelling mode is a fantastic idea

@blitzroute66 2 года назад

Leveling blocks are maybe 5kg? Self leveling is probably at least 120kg... All wheel drive either means carrying several hundred kilos of extra motors or drivetrain for switchable 2wd or a drivetrain that has 10% losses in a best case scenario? Manual ride height adjust with a hydraulic pump or something is probably the best you can do

@deltonhedges9948 6 месяцев назад

With height control, 4wd or AWD are of limited benefit. Ground clearance is more than half of the advantage of 4wd vehicles. @@blitzroute66

@John.0z 2 года назад

I love it! I could never afford one, but what a great vehicle for exploring Australia!

@computerbob06 2 года назад

You'll have to put a coal fired heater in there to keep Scotty happy!

@PassportToPimlico 2 года назад

You might be able to afford to lease one though.

@pogo1140 2 года назад

You'd have to put it on an actual van chassis.

@robsengahay5614 2 года назад

It would get extremely hot in there and I sense that you would need all of that solar energy to keep the cabin cool both when driving and to sleep at night. These guys travelled through southern Europe in springtime when the sunshine hours are high but temperatures are comfortable but I imagine using this in Spain in July. Love Robert but……..he rarely asks the difficult questions.

@eyeballengineering7007 2 года назад

@@robsengahay5614 you could easily cool that space with less than 1,000 Watts. Since the panels make 4kw unfolded and 2 KW folded, you could easily power around and gain battery charge while running the AC

@passby8070 Год назад

I have been thinking about this for a long time, thank heavens that someone is taking it serious and turning it in to a reality. I am looking forward for an explosion of self charging campervan ideas and commercialisation. looking forward to travel around the world with such a vehicle.

@victorsvoice7978 2 года назад

The ultimate in green transportation is the solar powered vehicle. It has been the stuff of science fiction, but now a reality. Congratulations to the researchers, and keep up the good work. The future belongs to you.

@paolopanzarino 2 года назад

Wow, just wow!! 👍👍👍

@piconano 2 года назад

I love it. It's my dream camper van. Kudos to these young people for thinking big. The only problem is you need 2 people to role-up the window flap [3:50]! 😃

@krashd 2 года назад

Yeah that would be a deal breaker for me. 😂

@rogerstarkey5390 2 года назад

"Prototype"?

@cmdrblahdee 2 года назад

Hmm, with something like this, you'd need a very different route planner. I'm imagining you pick a destination, and it shows you camping areas along the way with a weather overlay. Weather can generally only be predicted accurately a few days out, but that's enough to let you know if you should stay put today to get more charge, travel a bit out of the way to avoid clouds, if you have enough charge to just tough it out, or if you should look for a charging station. Very cool though.

@mikejones-vd3fg 2 года назад

Check out the recent tiny home tours video of a van simliar to this. He was saying you kind of give up on the idea of going when you want, you're at the mercy of the sunshine, like sailiing and the wind. Land sailing if you will, and in that way i think i could enjoy this kind of travel, although id prefer to do it on some off road rather than a highway with cars flying by.

@kathyfann Год назад

We all need these Solar powerful camping vans. Please oh market these in the USA also. Thank You for Helping us all get away without worry about the gas ⛽️ prices

@davidf2281 2 года назад

Incomparably better idea than 'solar' cars with a near-useless few hundred watts' worth of panels on the roof. Superb concept!

@kj_H65f 2 года назад

Aptera is legit a solar vehicle that's exciting to drive. It can get 40 miles of range in one day from solar, a benefit of being as efficient as it is. It's an odd vehicle but it fits a niche and opens up minds to the possibility of solar power. Lightyear One is a lot more expensive but it's similar in how efficient it is. Solar powered cars are 100% possible.

@davidf2281 2 года назад

@@kj_H65f I agree they are _possible_ but I don't agree they're practical, economically viable or more desirable as a solution than simply plugging an EV in to charge.

@samspencer7765 2 года назад

@@davidf2281 I respectfully disagree just cause of phantom drain, even a hundred watt panel is enough to counteract that, but I agree that more solar is better hehe :)

@davidf2281 2 года назад

@@samspencer7765 I take your point, but with the low self-discharge of lithium-ion batteries you can counteract months of phantom drain with a few minutes plugged into a wall. To my mind there's an "area threshold" below which onboard solar becomes effectively worthless, and a car will always be below that threshold in my opinion. But hey, I'd love to be proved wrong in time.

@samspencer7765 2 года назад

@@davidf2281 Yup I getcha, for me it's like for example if you park at the airport for a few weeks, it's not unheard of for Tesla's to lose a couple of miles a day, which could leave you quite drained if it took you half your battery to get to the airport and then you've got to go and pay to plug in and wait for 20 minutes. The other would be like if you went camping, and your car had a 230v outlet. You could keep your devices charged up and still be adding a couple of kWh a day back into the battery. It's different strokes for different folks though and I respect that, I think for me I envision being away from the wall charger for days/weeks, and I really don't enjoy the petrol forecourt experience of paying over the odds to charge.

@ahaveland 2 года назад

Optimal design using nature and physics for inspiration -- Love it!

@limahortumsanayi873 Год назад

Just perfect! i imagine the all finished product will possibily change the way we look to RV and other motor homes. Everyone needs to unplug themselves every now and then, so this will hopefully be a perfect way to escape. A big shout out to those young engineers in the Netherlands. Keep up the good work...

@davesworld7961 Год назад

That could be a real game changer. It sounds like even if you don't extend the solar awnings you still can get about 100 km of charging a day. That satisfies a huge portion of daily drivers. Also with the right amenities this can replace a home for van dwellers and minimalists. I hope they can build it and sell it at an affordable price.

@Tommiart 2 года назад

As someone from Adelaide I definitely recognise that 'Flying Cockroach' design from the WSC. 👍😍

@IrenESorius 2 года назад

I want waant waaaant one,, 🥰 Cheers from Sweden,, 🍻😎👍‍‍👍‍‍

@tomduke1297 2 года назад

sweet stuff! that thing charges 100km a day even without the extended roof. my grandparents life 150km away, so when i drive up there on friday and back on sunday, the entire trip can be solar powered..... thats just nuts! i love it! ;)

@owainjohns2815 2 года назад

this would start a whole new type of holiday, I want one!

@44Bigs 2 года назад

The front looks so cool, especially since it’s so low to the ground. And the efficiency is impressive as well!

@LawAbidingCitizen117 2 года назад

Brilliant for aerodynamics, not so much for going over speed bumps.

@brk_can 2 года назад

@@LawAbidingCitizen117 and also not very good for going to many camping sites.

@yarpenzigrin1893 Год назад

@@brk_can And since you're going to camping sites anyway, you can just plug into the grid. What's the point of the solar panels?

@Realatmx Год назад

@@yarpenzigrin1893 yes but still most of the part of world we generate non renewable electricity.. So solar power is eco friendly

@NicoSteinacker 2 года назад

W O W. That‘s one sexy solar camper! Love it!

@luboskladal6101 2 года назад

I love the design as well as the idea behind it all. What a great machine. Thank you guys, well done you! Wish you all the best and go far with your project.

@andrewfrodo2086 2 года назад

A very big fan of the music even before anyone spoke. Then the main course. Perfecto! WoW what are kids are going to be driving is AMAZING!

@hammertlme 2 года назад

This is a good effort. Anyone interested in this should definitely look into Aptera, which is slated to have a proper solar powered EV in production this year.

@robertweekley5926 2 года назад

This is Aptera's "Father!" 😁

@Hans-gb4mv 2 года назад

Another project that has a relation is of course the Lightyear One

@hammertlme 2 года назад

@@Hans-gb4mv it's overpriced and slow. Aptera sells the only solar EV that's worth buying and will be in production.

@gbpg2016 2 года назад

@@hammertlme let's wait until they start selling them before we say it's the only on worth buying.

@TobyCostaRica 2 года назад

Looking at their body sq ft available for solar, and knowing how efficient panels currently are x how much of the day they are producing power I don’t believe their claims.

@mamadjun 2 года назад

What an original idea! A vehicle which runs on solar power. Such a concept has never been tried before. Of course not and with our constantly sunny weather here in the UK, the range should be well over 6 km. and no issues parking it anywhere including supermarket car parks and the roads are ideal without a single pothole so no panel w'd ever become detached. Oh, I nearly forgot. We also have ample working charging stations all over the country where you can park and charge the vehicle for two days.

@pau1phi11ips 2 года назад

If they invented one powered by positivity. It'd be right up your street.

@SnowingNapalm 2 года назад

it could fit in your bus lanes 😏💜 and just upgrade parking 🅿️ infrastructure 🤷🏻‍♀️

@a1yallop 2 года назад

Absolutely brilliant, sheer genius by those young students. It's the future for camper vans.

@f__e__e__l__e__e__p Год назад

What would we do without lovely and clever dutch guys!? Simply beautiful stuff!! :-)

@ProfessorHamer 2 года назад

I think it would have been a good idea to compare this to the alternative, which is packing a deployable array in the trunk of your ev. The military developed a long time ago large tents with thin solar panels on the fabric roofs. You can also just buy the thin portable panels and lay them out on the ground and bring a tent, cooker etc. Also, for evs the type of tent that attaches to the rear hatch of your car suddenly gets an additional benefit since you can heat and cool the tent.

@WarrenBotes 2 года назад

Now we need a 4x4 off-road version 🥵

@FabriSlv 2 года назад

Literally the first thing I thought! I guess we need a few more years of development for motor efficiency and lighter batteries to compensate for the extra weight/power needed, but that would be the ultimate off-grid vehicle!

@rogerstarkey5390 2 года назад

@@FabriSlv Motor efficiency is fine, there will be incremental improvements. Batteries, look no further than the 4680 form factor in structural form for the next step, then a chemistry boost as upgrades become available. Should give at least 10-20% density increase. . Then, "transparent solar" technology allowing thin film solar on the glass AND a body wrap. There's a lot more potential (pun 😉)

@brucekennedy5274 2 года назад

I can’t help but be impressed with these two young people (and presumably a whole lot more behind them) what fantastic project. Heartwarming stuff.

@survivaltrotter-com Год назад

Team is 22 students. Greetings from The Netherlands->20km from Eindhoven, Theo, Adventurer and Trendwatcher on many subjects

@lawsongk 2 года назад

Absolutely love the music choice for this video as well! Thanks for doing such great work!

@MikeYoungeasytravel 2 года назад

Way to go TU Eindhoven! More EVs = less ICE vehicles, and less money for Foreign despots, oil cartels and the corrupt oil and gas industry! Remember, it’s about thinking what’s possible, instead of wearing red ball caps and saying nothing is possible!!!

@us3rG 3 месяца назад

You must be empty in the head if you think Evs will hurt oil lol

@Votoyar 13 дней назад

If you think lithium and cobalt industries are less money for foreign despots, cartels and corruption, think again my friend.

@jakequinn2968 2 года назад

Been looking forward to this one!!

@eryck123 2 года назад

Very clever design, seems perfect for camping trips if you're not in a rush. Hopefully someone produces this. Id buy one instantly

@attiliobastosguarnieri5416 Год назад

Aqui do Brasil só apreciando essa engenharia e design sob rodas. Keep on !

@sirskullington9213 2 года назад

Quality programming guys. Keep it up, this stuff should and maybe will go terrestrial tv 👍

@thecooky7744 2 года назад

I live in Florida and that would be great would like to see something like that in a production model

@thomash2806 2 года назад

Fab students, fab concept, I’d buy one tomorrow! Well done!

@thomas6502 2 года назад

I want this, and Aptera! :-) Fun to watch! Thank you.

@gnomad42 2 года назад

I would love to see this do a road trip up the east coast of Australia! That would show the EV doubters in the Govt how it's done!

@WilliamDaviesDev 2 года назад

now thats what life should be like

@kenmcclow8963 2 года назад

This is nearly perfect. With the light weight you get better range and faster charging if you plug it in. Since the best camping is often down a bumpy road, I would give it some kind of lift at slow speeds so it wouldn’t get stuck. I really like the two side doors so you could store bikes inside while driving so they don’t mess with the aerodynamics

@PedroRafael Год назад

Glad to see you present this!

@slash196 2 года назад

It looks so naff I kinda love it.

@craigknight2764 2 года назад

Something in this form factor and with similar technology would be ideal for rural bus routes across Europe. So many services have been cut because its 'not financially viable'

@alanjm1234 2 года назад

I doubt the fuel costs would be a major factor though. Drivers, admin staff, insurance and maintenance would certainly be greater costs.

@krashd 2 года назад

@@alanjm1234 True, but every penny helps - saying that though the initial cost of building/modifying buses would use a lot of pennies. :/

@rogerstarkey5390 2 года назад

@@alanjm1234 Passengers need to stand inside a bus, so the roof format is a "no"

@stargasm1000 2 года назад

I'd love to see this channel cover solar-powered yachts, the popularity of which is on the rise. I'd also love to see a large yacht using the extendable panel tech as shown in this vid with this caravan.

@poerava Год назад

Brilliant design. One of the best I’ve seen in the past 5 years.

@frozenyogurtist 2 года назад

I love it! I want one :-D

@WarrenBotes 2 года назад

Evs primary focus should be efficiency. Off course performance is fun but range is the main thing that most people care about

@SHOdown13 2 года назад

Amazing project. Not all solar/battery powered vehicles need to be lightning fast, just like all gas powered cars don't need to be quarter-mile killers. So many variations of this camper idea can done in the future. Kudos to the team at Eindhoven.

@jonblacklock1052 2 года назад

I agree with a lot of comments on this already. Some really innovative thinking with definite commercial applications. I think there’s a lot of people who could be interested in a campervan with some or all of these capabilities.

@WyndStryke 2 года назад

It'd be interesting to know your take on Aptera. It seems similar to this one in some ways. For solar powered vehicles, I think the important factors are the wattage from the panel, and the WH/KM efficiency of the vehicle itself - i.e., there'd be no point covering a Hummer in solar panels because it burns through the power too fast when it is driving, whereas this experimental vehicle, and also Aptera, seem to be able to practically use the solar energy.

@richardryley3660 5 месяцев назад

That's what I was going to say. "No one has ever seen a car with this shape". I've seen a car with this shape, and it seems to share a lot of the philosophy. Lightweight design, aerodynamics, and efficiency. I would suggest the creators contact Aptera. They're not going to be doing anything but getting the Aptera to market in the near term, but these two companies could pool their resources. If nothing else, this camper could provide a roadmap for oversized vehicles to be just as efficient as smaller ones. Make fold out panels that can be used to charge the larger batteries, and use lightweight materials, with crash protection only where it is needed. (A roll cage is kinda blatant, but the passenger cage could be built into the body, like in the Aptera)

@jamesswaller 2 года назад

Way cool. Great for good roads, might need more ground clearance or airlift suspension for bouncing into campgrounds around mountainous areas. Gas mileage for ICE version of this truly horrible.

@dcbel 2 года назад

A great demonstration that building a functional solar camper is possible! Thank you for sharing, great video! ☀️🔌⚡

@roydavies260 2 года назад

Great video, enjoyed the music. Thanks Robert. Best wishes

@thornbottle 2 года назад

This is what a campervan should be in the future. Don't try to make the current shapes and standards compatible with solar and electric, build a brand new style of camptervan that takes all this in as part of its design process. 700kg is amazing. Could get anywhere in UK on that range, even if you part up a few places on the way for a day out explore the local areas, on a sunny day you have got yourself another 20kwh of charge.

@jasmijnariel Год назад

1700kg😉

@J--.-- 2 года назад

Looking like a good first step! But I want to see the focus on turning this concept completely into a permanent home option rather than hobby/ recreation! Needs way more ground clearance, at least twice the number of panels that fold out, and let them secure to the ground firmly. Add solar panel sheets inside every single window/windshield that can optionally act as blackout curtains, or stowed to let more natural light in as desired. Lightweight is fine, but durability and longevity would be way more important, as well as having the inside designed to be modular with points to secure so that normal furnishings can be added and not have to come built in. Leave room for battery expansion and easy electrical customization!! Many steps to improve the concept can be taken, and I'm excited to see them!

@xFD2x 2 года назад

The whole thing is one big compromise. Everything single thing you want changed would result in another compromise. Not better, just different.

@HearturMind Год назад

The big trough in the design is genius. Put whatever floats your boat in it and cover with a countertop. But the whole thing is great!

@thefoolishhiker3103 2 года назад

I really hope something like this comes to the market soon. I’d love to own something like this.

@hamshackleton 2 года назад

Interesting camper-van. Two things come to mind - is it 4wd, (for muddy UK fields) and it could use more ground clearance.

@roland9367 2 года назад

4wd is heavier so it will be 2wd, and increasing ground clearence increase airresistance.

@pogo1140 2 года назад

@@roland9367 You need the ground clearance if you want to camp somewhere other than a lawn or a parkinglot

@gothnate 2 года назад

@@roland9367 Unless they had a lift that would give increased height when air resistance isn't a factor. Like going 25 mph or slower. There's really no point in it being that low going at slow speeds. The entire purpose of a "camper" is to get away from civilization, but being restricted to pavement kind of negates that.

@terryhayward7905 2 года назад

Easy to add adjustable ground clearance with air lift suspension, and if it uses powered wheels rather than a central motor, then switchable 4WD is simple as well.

@roland9367 2 года назад

@@pogo1140 Of course, I know that, I do a lot of offroad bushcamping. But this is an efficiency study. To achieve range and maximize solar driving. But yeah it is very low.

@thinktoomuchb4028 2 года назад

Please do a story on Exergyn’s shape memory alloy HVAC. Great show! Thank you.

@andymccabe6712 2 года назад

Are you sure you're not thinking of Star Trek.......?!

@thinktoomuchb4028 2 года назад

@@andymccabe6712 They're based in Dublin, Ireland. Last I read, they were in talks with Carrier to bring the technology to market.

@conorlynch4595 3 месяца назад

This is a thing of beauty ! phenomenally well designed and thought out !

@tanalson 2 года назад

Wow. This campervan can be run 100% off grid. Amazing. Would love to get one of these

@koonpati 2 года назад

I want one, these will sell like hot cakes in Australia

@Zoza15 Год назад

Australia would be ideal due to the climate yeah.

@Small_Boxes 2 года назад

Just a quick comment on the video production - who mixed the audio levels on this one? I've never come across a more jarring imbalance between the dialogue and music links on any of your videos before this and it's enough to put me off viewing. See you next video anyway 🙂

@drankfrebin 2 года назад

Turn it off and put subtitles on then moaner

@Small_Boxes 2 года назад

@@drankfrebin I feel it's a valid point to make, so if you disagree then well done you; I bow to your superiority 🤔

@drankfrebin 2 года назад

@@Small_Boxes good

@philvanveel 2 года назад

I really appreciate the hard work and engineering that went into this car. Fantastic video also!

@csiga79 2 года назад

We really need this vehicle here in South Australia! Camping is a huge industry here, and this would be an amazing option for customers in Australia. We have the sunshine!

@ganseflaisch6959 2 года назад

One4me, pls

@LitonSarkar48 2 года назад

no ground clearance and bad looking.... They need good Designer and Engineer in their team...

@BarryMambo 14 дней назад

I think the design is not so bad, it follows function - but that car definitely needs very very good roads in order not to get damaged. Which is not very useful for a camper van, when you want to be in nature. It might be very frustrating when you have to stay near a big and noisy road overnight Just because your vehicle ist able to use a gravel road to a lake or mountain.

@james.telfer 2 года назад

Looks like something from the Thunderbirds/Captain Scarlet era - love it! 👌

@mikeparkercreative5136 2 года назад

Brilliant! so good to see a team re-thinking instead of just making something based on established vehicles

@BMWHP2 2 года назад

I will never understand, why people in the US need to ride in huge 2 or 3 metric ton vehicles that have to do 0 to 60 in 3 sec, and call it environmentally friendly. Build smaller lightweight EV's. 95% of the time there is only 1 person inside anyway. Good to see those Dutch guys can show how it should be done.

@andyphillips7435 2 года назад

Well they will until people point and laugh, and then they won’t.

@anomuumit 2 года назад

Economic culture for households in the US is based on abundance. Everything needs to be abundant or it is seen as a failure. People drive enormous vehicles, live in enormous houses and have to have everything imaginable or otherwise their lives are seen as a failure. "Good enough" is something that is avoided instead of pursued. There is so much energy and material waste in the way of life in the US that it is just absurd. It all adds up into one of the or if not the largest environmental footprints that there is on this planet.

@agungprasetyo2665 2 года назад

Why its so unpractical in real life

@digital.frenchy 2 года назад

MY DREAM HOME-VEHICLE FINALLY EXISTS!!!

@seanmcdonald5859 Год назад

A VERY attractive vehicle indeed. Lots of comments about ground clearance and interior space whilst forgetting that rhis is a PROTOTYPE and EXPERIMENTAL: its not gonna tick all the boxes for campers and sales reps yet but the potential is there.