Motorised caravans of the future will have to be lighter and more streamlined to save on fuel. The picture on the left shows a model of the caravan of the year 2000 produced by the Federal Republic of Germany’s leading caravan maker. This caravan, though 5.55 metres long and 2 metres wide, would weigh only 1900 kg empty. To keep weight down, it is intended to use far more lightweight plastics for the interior than in today’s models.
An end-surface of 4.25 sq metres and an air resistance level of a mere 0.36 mean that with lOOhp the vehicle can reach a maximum speed of 145 kilometres an hour. The caravan industry expects that by 2000 the motor industry will be able to provide it not only with more effective engines but also with electronically controlled eightgear transmissions. Experiments are being conducted with solar cells to solve the problem of energy supply on the caravan site.
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Press, 19 April 1979, Page 19
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