This Fully Electric Motorhome Has Over 270 Miles Of Range

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Wow, this is fun. After watching hundreds of van-life videos about people living in converted sprinter vans or other kinds of vehicles, a concerning fact could be observed. Some of the sprinter van RVs have diesel engines and diesel is one of the most toxic fuels there is. Gasoline is too, so knowing how harmful fossil fuels are might really take the fun out of having a normal sprinter van for road trips, or living in it.

I know a couple of people who have a diesel sprinter van, and using diesel fuel doesn’t seem to faze them because the awareness of its toxicity for human health and the planet does not register with them.

Miss Go Electric just reviewed a long-range fully electric RV — no fossil fuels! That is, no fossil fuels directly, so it doesn’t generate toxic air pollution. Some of the electricity it uses presumably is generated at power plants that use coal and natural gas. Some also comes from solar power and wind power, and perhaps even a little geothermal depending on the location. Her review is for the 2025 Grounded G3 EV Campervan. The estimated range is 272–286 miles per charge. Of the fully electric RVs, this may be the longest range and not by a little. You might notice this RV looks like the Chevy Brightdrop delivery van, because that’s the basis for it.

Along with the great estimated range, the RV is all-wheel drive, which could be quite helpful in various driving conditions, though it’s obviously not an off-roading vehicle because it doesn’t have high ground clearance. Nonetheless, the all-wheel drive can be an advantage.

Now, please don’t get me wrong when I share this information. Looking on the Costco EV marketplace site, I saw the Chevy BrightDrop 600 for less than $80,000. It is a cargo van with not much in the back. The RV reviewed by Miss Go Electric is fully built out and costs much more. I wanted to see what the cost would be before the build-out, because it is possible to get one for much less and build it out yourself. The self build-out approach is exactly what some van-lifers do and some who make their own RVs based on fossil fuel sprinter vans. Obviously, they do that to save a lot of money.

Another money saver, according to Miss Go Electric, is a potential $12,000-$15,000 in savings from opportunity charging over 50,000 miles by using an electric vehicle instead of a gas or diesel one. (What are the potential savings by not needing oil changes, fuel pumps, water pumps, catalytic converters, spark plugs, fuel injectors, mufflers, etc.?)

Another point worth mentioning is that the G3 reviewed is not a hybrid. Some people get very confused and they think hybrids are good for the environment, which is not true at all. They still use fossil fuels and fossil fuels are terrible for the environment and human health. Hybrids use less fossil fuels, but the best option is to not use any, not using less. Using less maintains all the harm caused by fossil fuels; it does not eliminate the harm. It is possible to eliminate all that harm by going fully electric and charging only with clean, renewable electricity.

With the fully electric G3 or a base BrightDrop it would be interesting to see if it would be possible to use solar panels on the rooftop to charge the battery pack, or to combine their output with some portable panels to place in direct bolster that generation. (The G3 does have some panels but it isn’t clear from the video if the battery pack is charged from them.)

A use case that isn’t so obvious for an all-electic motorhome with a reasonable range is for older folks who can’t afford a mortgage or rent. They are seniors in the US who try to live on modest social security checks. They might be able to pay for or finance a Chevy BrightDrop, outfit it themselves including solar power, and have a tiny home on wheels. The opportunity charging could help them save money.

There was guy on YouTube who was living in a Tesla who explained he sometimes finds free charging at various shopping areas. It’s not fast charging, but he isn’t going anywhere so he parks for multiple hours and gets free charging.