Touring caravan concept
Battery in the floor, a motor on each wheel, so the van helps the tow car and range lasts longer.
How it works
On the move the van pushes, taking load off the tow car. Under braking the motors cut out. On the overrun they generate, and the pack tops itself up.
The pack lives in the base, not in a locker. Mass stays low, which is where a caravan wants it, and the floor does two jobs.
Small electric motors, one at each wheel. Enough to share the pull. Not a bid to turn the van into a motorhome.
They push while you are moving. They cut out under braking. Regen on the overrun puts charge back in the pack.
Why it matters
Built for EV touring, useful behind any tow car, and honest about what a 13-pin lead can and cannot do.
On the road
An EV loses range when it tows. Hybrid Caravan is meant to give some of that back by pushing the van — not by feeding traction power into the car.
A 13-pin hookup is 12V — lights and the fridge. It is not a traction cable. This is not a workaround for that.
Petrol, diesel or electric: the tow car works less. Torque at each wheel can help the outfit stay true.
On the pitch
Once you are on site, the same battery can Type 2-charge the car, or run a pitch. Lights, kettle, a quiet evening — without asking the tow car to be a generator.
Touring stays touring. The engineering sits underneath, where it belongs.
A concept
We are exploring the idea with manufacturers, chassis and axle people, pack partners, and anyone who might fund the next drawings.
The hard parts are already clear: weight against MTPLM, control so the van cannot snake, and type approval. Those are the jobs. No lecture — just the work.
Talk to us
If you build chassis, axles or packs, tour with an EV, or simply want to think it through — write to QLG Media. No hard ask. Just a note.
