The prototype is debuting this week in Michigan Fans of electric-auto giant Tesla who also crave adventure, this might be your dream come true. According to a Michigan.gov press release, an upcoming event in Lansing, Michigan, will showcase a Tesla Model S-based motorhome prototype. Love campers and trailers" Come join our community group.
Before you think this is all a joke, know that Tesla and camping aren?t complete strangers. In the past, we?ve reported on individuals who camped in their Tesla Model S. I also know of several Tesla owners who successfully pull lightweight travel trailers with their Teslas. To Curbed?s knowledge, however, this camper is the first one that will be converted from a Tesla vehicle into an actual RV.
Created by entrepreneur and world traveler Travis Rabenberg, the Tesla motorhome will be featured with other electric vehicles at the Michigan Energy Office?s ride and drive April 17. Rabenberg?s goal is to make a Tesla Roamer motorhome with an expected top speed of 150 mph and a range of 200 miles. Why" He wants to break the Guinness World Land Speed Record for an electric motorhome.
The rather unique renderings of the Roamer are almost comical; we can?t decide if it looks like a micro-machine, a DeLorean time machine-inspired motorhome, or a Transformer. But we?ve confirmed with the Michigan Agency for Energy that this is happening, and Rabenberg does have a history with campers. According to New Atlas, Rabenberg has wandered ...