DRIVING

The best electric eco camper vans

Travel further and charge faster in these six e-vans

The musicians Laura Nailor and Chris Lord with their Nissan electric camper
The musicians Laura Nailor and Chris Lord with their Nissan electric camper
PAUL STUART FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES MAGAZINE
Nick Rufford
The Sunday Times

Iam driving next to the sea at Platja de Castelldefels in Spain and I can hear the gentle lap of waves and the Beach Boys on a distant radio. There’s no noise from the engine to spoil the tranquillity because I’m at the wheel of a battery-powered vehicle. For a while now silent, pollution-free camper vans have been a dream of travellers — or “rubber tramps” as they’re known in the US — but they’ve been slow to materialise. Specialist companies offer conversions from diesel to electric, but they haven’t beena roaring success. Typically they have a real-world range of only 100 miles or less.

Now mainstream auto manufacturers have come to the rescue by transferring technology from electric cars into vans, including gutsy batteries