Yup, one thing less to think and worry about.

I would rather say that LFP chemistry does not dislike being charged at 100%. You will still get more cycles if you do not charge at 100%.

Given the interior is the same, probably instantly

Custom will be fast. RV Manufacturers idk due to the range and payload.

@@Reddyeforty most probably EV RV like those will be popular in Europe since in N America they will have to be modified with seriously longer range added to it due to true wilderness approach when using RV in the USA and especially Canada

Then you have to do all the planning associated with traveling charging to unreliable charging station

Right now there's no point. Better that they perform their design purpose of being a last mile delivery truck and portable toolbox than try to be used for a purpose they're not suitable for.

🤣👍👍LMAO... Very good observation!!!

A very big solar panel setup will give you 1KW on a bright sunny day. The eSprinter will have a 113KWh battery. Do the mats, in those best case conditions it would take 113 hours to charge, or 5 days, and that is assuming you use 0 power during that time. Solar is not likely to be much help with charging the van battery pack, it is just too big.

@@MrMartin246Thats just wrong. A 1kW setup will net you about 3 kWh per day on average, I supect you can get 4 KW on the roof of this thing, so in the sun that could mean 12 kWh per day or about ten days average for a full charge. In sunny weather that could be as low as 3-4 days. If you can fit them without a big hit to the aerodynamics and plan to stay a few days between travelling, it could have some significance :)

No

it probably has loads of cameras to work around that constraint.

It's probably better this way because all of the vans no matter how long the wheelbase or if they're standard or chassis cab configurations they'll have the same front end.

You would hope they use a lot more aluminum on these EV sprinters, but yes..these things rust like crazy.

for local transport with 150 miles or less a day driving time, yes, it's viable. But for those doing long range expediting with vans, these are useless.

AC is still impractical with current battery tech. No reason why you couldn't do everything else though

@@sonictech1000 Why is it impractical? 800w AC units exist.

teslas can run ac for days on a full charge in camp mode.

Mercedes Benz has never advertised any "pink" vehicles, neither in Europe nor in the U.S. The only examples known are not even Mercedes Benz vehicles, such as the Pink Cadillacs given to a famous brand of cosmetics sales ladies, and some toy cars made by Mattel, for their Barbie Dolls. But you can always buy your van in white, and there are good body and paint shops everywhere that will paint your white van any color you'd like. However, if your daughter will use the van for what these days is called "Van Life", you should bear in mind that a "pink" van, loudly advertises the fact that there is a woman, possible alone, sleeping in the van, so for the purposes of keeping her safe, going "pink" doesn't seem to be very good idea. Just something to consider, though, given that stealth, and keeping a low profile (a part of which, quietly driving away first thing in the morning, if one is in the city), have always been key to improve the odds of successfully parking overnight and sleeping in one's vehicle, without being disturbed neither by criminals nor cops. But you and your daughter have the last word. In any case, God bless and good luck!!

Because instead of engineering an EV Van, they work with their existing parts supplier to again convert an ICE vehicle into a hobbled-together EV

@@CptRameus i just hope they are developing the next generation to be from the ground up EV and still maintain the flexibility of their offerings….

@@carholic-sz3qv yes, we can hope. Its gonna depend on how many years worth of ICE chassis they have lined up. Any ground up EV will be a direct competitor to those ICE derived models.

@carholic1336 the manufacturer's are being forced to convert to EV because of upcoming ICE bans. It takes a long time to develop a new vehicle from ground up. Now they have to redevelop the whole fleet, in a very short period of time.

@@CptRameus not really because Mercedes sells a lot of commercial vehicles! They can easily split the ICE from the EV models and reuse the hardware of their already existing EVs on a new platform.

Most commercial vans drive less than 150 miles per day so would never stop to charge. When they do charge a half hour gets a good boost on a lunch break.

What kind of downsides are you talking about?

@@marcustezinde9778 there are still 40+ years old cars in the roads all around the world which doesn’t have all those fancy electronics let’s alone big batteries to be used in literally all kinds of environments….

in 7 years people who were 18 years old in 1998 will be turning 50 years old

@@carholic-sz3qv How does that negatively impact this vehicle?

Body will rust out before batteries or e motor will fail 10 year old Sprinters look like crap in northern climate

Since because of air pollution, in Europeans cities, the only alternative will soon be electric cargo bicycles, I am pretty sure EV vans have a great future. Air pollution kills 400 000 Europeans per year, mostly in cities. Not to mention climate change.

EVs are here to stay.

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@@FriedChairs because Kenneth clearly has nothing better to do than be a douche on the internet. 😂 Meanwhile, Tommy is literally out there living his best life & getting to experience awesome travel destinations for his job & passion! ❤

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