Winnebago will present the world with its second all-electric RV concept on January 18, 2023, at the Florida RV SuperShow in Tampa. Although the zero-emission prototype is still heavily camouflaged, a shot of the interior—specifically the Ford-badged steering wheel—reveals that this new RV concept will be based on the blue oval’s platform. The Ford badge on the exterior, though, has been replaced by Winnebago’s own W logo, which rests in the center of a hexagonal grille, and above a charging port. Both elements are located in similar locations as the standard E-Transit’s, though higher on the grille, which also appears to differ slightly from the factory Ford’s.
The headlights, too, are different from
the Ford E-Transit’s. Thanks to the LED light ring around their perimeter, they
look more like the Ford Puma’s lights. Similar lighting elements were seen on a
preproduction version of the 2024 Transit Courier small van testing in Europe
in September. While it’s unclear what all of this means, what is clear is that
this new Winnebago will mark an update over the concept RV that it revealed at
the Florida RV SuperShow in 2022. That model was equipped with an 86 kWh
battery pack that was capable of taking holidayers up to 201 km on
a charge.
Although that might not sound like a lot,
Winnebago argued last year that it was enough to cover the needs of around 54
percent of RV buyers, who prefer to make drives of less than 322 km per day. That concept included a rooftop air-conditioner, a shower, a
marine-grade refrigerator, a bathroom, residential-grade Wi-Fi, and more. This
new model, though, looks like it will attempt to improve the camping experience
with a roof-mounted solar array that’s likely to help handle some of the
electrical load while the RV is parked.
