Characteristics of mobile home

Caravanning (from the English caravaning) is automobile tourism, traveling with accommodation in motorhomes or trailers. The founders of these mobile dwellings are the vans of American immigrants to the Wild West.



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Every year, millions of Americans cross their country from ocean to ocean in homes on wheels that, like apple pie, have become one of the national symbols of the United States.



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The birthplace of the latest innovations in this field was Germany, where at the annual Caravan Salon in Düsseldorf, Dethleffs presented its new e.home.





What is so unusual creation of German automakers? Dethleffs e.home is traveler's dream - an environmentally friendly and fully autonomous electric motorhome, traveling in which you do not need to take care of gasoline.





At the heart of the mobile home is the Iveco Daily Electric chassis, driven by an 80 kW electric motor. It is powered by three modern sodium nickel-chromird FIAMM batteries of 76 amp-hours, the charge of which will last for 280 kilometers.

They are designed for 1500 charging cycles, which corresponds to the mileage of the car in 250 thousand kilometers. At the same time, a full battery charge from 0 to 100% of the 220V household network will take exactly 24 hours.





“Are there few electric cars now?” you’ll say, and you’ll be right. The highlight of the novelty from Dethleffs in thin solar panels that cover not only the entire roof, but also almost the entire area of the sidewalls of the case (31 m2), giving an impressive 3000 watts of power.

Despite all the advances in the field of batteries, their capacity is still insufficient, as well as the number of charging stations on the track. For this reason, Dethleffs experts have equipped their camper with so many solar panels.





This allows you to travel without spending on gasoline, even where there are no charging stations. Dethleffs e.home isn’t just a solar-powered home, it’s a real home. e-house!

The house on wheels has a circular wireless charging station; infrared heating panels on interior floors, furniture and walls; a heating system that traps outside air on hot days and then uses it for heating.





Technologies based on foil between the glass, allow "electrically darken" windows to protect from the sun and heat. And the system of projecting starlight on an alcove bed is a pleasant bonus in romantic travel.





“The living area in the car is also heated by electricity, which allows you to completely eliminate gas. And these are not all technologies that improve the comfort of staying in this house on wheels, which have become even safer.

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We are only at the beginning of the journey and real progress in the development of new renewable energy technologies is still ahead, said Alexander Leopold, Managing Director of Dethleffs.

While the e.home in its current configuration is not very suitable for long long-distance trips without having to stop every 280 kilometers to recharge, it seems quite suitable for leisurely trips with long breaks and solar charging.



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Technical progress does not stand still. These cars may soon be on our roads. Outside the window it snows, and I imagine an electric motorhome driving me after the sun to the warm sea.

Mobile home is an interesting option for those who always want to be closer to nature and can not imagine their life without travel. Besides, you are not tied to one place and, wherever you go, you stay at home.

Rebecca Paulson, a girl from the small town of Fort Collins in Colorado, once realized that she lives surrounded by completely unnecessary things. A determined girl got rid of the trash and moved into a house on wheels. I envy her courage!