Thor, the parent company of Airstream, recently unveiled a new hybrid Class A RV prototype at the 2024 Elkhart Dealer Open House. This collaboration with Harbinger Motors aims to strike a balance between electric power, overall range, and practicality for adventurers.
When it comes to electric RVing, there are many advantages. Visiting the great outdoors without contributing to its destruction is a big one, but I’ve also found that the electric torque is great for towing, and having a huge battery can be nice for taking the creature comforts of home along. But one thing really sucks: towing a big trailer or driving a big camper on electric power.
But for a vehicle that’s not plugged in much and regularly driven past its range, it’s about like a hybrid, but with the added expense of a bigger battery. This sounds a whole lot like the duty cycle of an RV. Without many plugs in the great outdoors and with long stretches of road between the most popular camping spots, it’s tough to feel like a plug-in hybrid would help much.
This collaboration with Harbinger Motors, a name synonymous with medium-duty EV innovation, has birthed a hybrid platform that not only promises adventure but does so with a conscience. How? By offering an estimated 500-mile range, thanks to a 14o-kWh battery pack and a low-emissions gasoline range extender. The pack is made of multiple 35 kWh packs that fit between the platform’s frame rails. Altogether, they weight about 2,300 pounds.
Performance-wise, it’s not just about going the distance, but doing so with gusto. The electric motor delivers up to twice the torque of a typical diesel engine , meaning the RV accelerates without struggling, whether you’re merging onto highways or tackling mountain passes.
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THOR, Harbinger Unveil Hybrid Class A RV With 150 Mile EV-Only RangeEd Garsten is a metro Detroit-based reporter who covers autos and mobility. He’s covered the standup strikes against the Detroit Three automakers by the UAW, urban air mobility and rise of autonomous trucking. Previously he led auto coverage at CNN as its Detroit Bureau Chief 1989-2001 and headed Fiat Chrysler’s digital communications 2005-2016.
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