World’s First Electric Campervan

You heard it here first – an all electric campervan!

We’re immensely excited to announce that Hillside Leisure will be unveiling an all Electric Campervan at October’s Motorhome and Caravan Show at the NEC. We believe this will be a major first in the industry and the start of the electric revolution in the camping World. We went to great lengths to ensure delivery of the brand new Nissan e-NV200 electric van and are secretly in the design stages for a bespoke Hillside conversion using our in-house team of highly skilled craftsmen. We’ll be sending photos of the completed build live from the show to our Twitter and Facebook accounts and we expect a lot of attention from the visitors who surely won’t be expecting to see an electric campervan!

The external pictures below are of the electric commercial van, but you should be able to envisage how versatile it’ll be as a daily driver with it’s 4.5m length and 2m width – parking will be a doddle. Once we add an elevating roof and convert it’s current 4.2m³ of cargo capacity into a luxurious habitation space it will be perfect for those spontaneous weekend trips to the seaside or days out in the Peak District.

If you haven’t heard of the Nissan e-NV200, you’ll be surprised by it’s futuristic features:

• Award winning zero-emission technology
• 40% lower servicing costs (no engine oil, belts, gearbox or clutch)
• Up to four times cheaper to fuel than diesel vehicles
• Vibration-free, emission-free, noise-free drivetrain
• Practical 106 mile range, 76mph maximum speed
• Multi-function display gives an economy read-out along with battery state of charge
• Pre-heating control which can be remotely operated via a smartphone
• Electric air conditioning system

You’re probably thinking about the practicalities of having an electric vehicle as a campervan and will be curious about charging points. If you haven’t experienced an electric car then you’ll be pleased to hear that there is a fast growing network of charge points and technology is at hand to help you locate your next juice-up! Take a look at Zap-Map and you’ll see over seven thousand places in the UK that you can stop and re-charge.

You can recharge overnight in 8 hours using a domestic 16amp socket or in just four hours if the 32amp charger is fitted and a suitable supply is used. A dedicated CHAdeMO quick charger can recharge the battery to 80% capacity in as little as 30 minutes  – a perfect time to grab a snack on route to your campsite.

More than 1,100 CHAdeMO quick chargers available to the public have been installed across Europe, with 220 of those in the UK. We would also like to think that campsites will start to allow you to re-charge your vehicle when you plug in on your pitch (for an extra fee). Electricity is the future of travel and we’ll certainly be having a chat with campsite networks such as The Caravan Club about the use of 16amp EHU’s on their campsites for overnight charging.

 

We’re really excited and hope you are too. Once we unveil the build we’ll post more pictures and provide more details, maybe you’ll want to come and visit us at the NEC? – it’s history in the making

Twitter people, just for you (only) an exclusive view of the #electric van BEFORE conversion to a campervan #excited pic.twitter.com/zixKrXei5H

— Hillside Leisure (@HillsideCampers) October 3, 2014

World's first ever electric campervan conversion to be unveiled at Motorhome & Caravan Show 2014 http://t.co/E9JiffkJeX

— Caravan Times (@CaravanTimes) October 3, 2014

World’s first electric campervan conversion to be unveiled at the Motorhome & Caravan Show 2014:
… http://t.co/wszgVNTG6M #motorhome

— World of Motorhome (@WOMHuk) October 2, 2014

See the world's first @HillsideCampers electric campervan at the @NECCaravanShow! http://t.co/IVUmZOp0ww

— Practical Motorhome (@pmotorhome) October 6, 2014

Derby motorhome firm Hillside Leisure to launch all-electric powered camper van | Derby Telegraph http://t.co/zKSytpg9PB

— MHome & Caravan Show (@NECCaravanShow) October 6, 2014

 

News Results…

Derby Telegraph
Derby motorhome firm Hillside Leisure to launch all-electric powered camper van
Hillside Leisure UK, based in Chequers Lane, has devised and built the … Hillside is launching the vehicle in response to the growing demand …

Birmingham Mail
World’s first electric camper van set to be unveiled in Birmingham
The Nissan e-NV200 electric van has been converted by experts Hillside Leisure. It has a top speed of 76mph and a range of 106 miles…

Out And About Live – Motorhome News
NEC Motorhome Show news: see the world’s first all-electric …
The Hillside Leisure campervan is based on the all-electric Nissan e-NV200 and features an elevating roof and cargo area transformed into a …

Green Car Reports
VW Westfalia Camper Van Spiritual Successor: Nissan e-NV200 Camper
A British company called Hillside Leisure will offer a camper conversion of the Nissan e-NV200 small electric van …

Transport Evolved
British Firm Turns Nissan e-NV200 Electric Van Into Cosy, Family-Friendly Camper Van
Hillside Leisure, a specialist campervan conversion company from Derby, who have taken Nissan’s work-focused e-NV200 electric van and given it the custom micro camper van treatment …

Inside EVs
Nissan e-NV200 Transformed Into World’s First Electric Camper Van
What’s claimed to be the world’s first electric camper van has arrived courtesy of this Nissan e-NV200 converted by the UK’s Hillside Leisure …

Practical Motorhome
See the world’s first electric campervan at the NEC
This year’s Motorhome and Caravan Show at the NEC Birmingham will see the launch of the world’s first electric campervan, with an elevating roof…

Our electric camper has been featured on @transportevolve! watch what they have to say on their video http://t.co/RpZkcw3Nm1

— Hillside Leisure (@HillsideCampers) October 18, 2014