Thor Vision Vehicle: New electric camper with 482 km of autonomy

The Thor Vision Vehicle is a Ford Transit based concept featuring a highly digitized interior and a battery powered powertrain with “range extender”.

The world of campers is also pushing hard on the accelerator to speed up the transition to electric: after the Sortimo proposal with the modification of the Mercedes EQV and the Winnebago e-RV Concept , now the “ball” passes into the hands of the American company Thor Motor Coach , which recently presented its most advanced vehicle prototype for holidays and long journeys.

Thor Vision Vehicle

Features of Thor Vision Vehicle

It is called Vision Vehicle and is in fact an evolution of the well-known Ford Transit characterized by an unprecedented hybrid powertrain with battery pack powered by a fuel cell, which allows you to reach an impressive maximum range of 482 km with a single charge. Its function, in fact, is that of a “ range extender ” to limit as much as possible any possible problem of energy availability when traveling.

Thor Vision Vehicle

In addition to this, the Thor Vision Vehicle offers an extra-luxury camper van equipment that first of all offers a fully digitized cockpit : the driver can manage all the vehicle’s functions through a multi-screen instrument panel, an infotainment with central display from the ‘wide diagonal and two other side projectors that take the place of the rear-view mirrors, reproducing the rear area filmed by the cameras.

Thor Vision Vehicle Interior

Even the passenger area has been treated in detail, with fine finishes and lots of technology in Thor Vision Vehicle: the kitchen area, for example, is embellished with an additional ultra-wide display that also acts as a television and frosted glass windows , which make the climate on board welcoming in full respect of privacy.

Dinesh: Dinesh Kumar has been writing about electric vehicles, hybrids, and hydrogen cars since 2006. His articles and car reviews have appeared in the New York Times, Automotive News, Reuters, SAE, Autoblog, InsideEVs, Trucks.com, Car Talk, and other outlets. His first green-car media event was the launch of the Tesla Roadster, and since then he has been tracking the shift away from gasoline-powered vehicles and discovering the new technology's importance not just for the auto industry, but for the world as a whole. Throw in the recent shift to autonomous vehicles, and there are more interesting changes happening now than most people can wrap their heads around. You can find him on Twitter or, on good days, behind the wheel of a new EV.