Almost exactly one year after its premiere, the ElectricBrands brand XBUS presented a camper van based on its electric light vehicle. There is also news about the Microlino clone Karo, which ElectricBrands plans to launch later this year as the “Evetta”.
First of all, the XBUS: After presenting a prototype of the L7e retro bus with a so-called city chassis in July 2021, ElectricBrands followed up with the XBUS 2 with an off-road chassis in November.
ElectricBrands does not give details about the new ‘Camper’ in the press release – except for the fact that it is “at the top of customers’ reservation lists”. The ‘Camper’ features, among other things, a small pop-up roof to increase the headroom in the interior. In addition, according to the pictures at the rear, the cabin can be extended somewhat by means of a pull-out, which should result in a larger lying area. Behind the pop-up roof, a grille is mounted on the prototype, on which additional luggage can be lashed.
There is no information in the current press release about possible further developments in the drive technology. In order to meet the requirements of the L7e class, the continuous power of the four wheel hub motors is 15 kW according to the information from last summer; 56 kW are possible as peak power for a short time. The battery is modularly constructed in packages of 1.25 kWh each, so that between 10 and 30 kWh can be installed in the chassis, depending on the application. It is said that the batteries are “cobalt-free lithium-ion batteries from German production”. This is likely to indicate batteries with lithium iron phosphate chemistry. The range is said to be between 100 and 600 kilometres, depending on weight and construction.
There are also no new statements about the start of production of the XBUS – so far only the year 2022 has been generally mentioned.
Instead, another L7e vehicle from ElectricBrands is becoming concrete. As reported in April, ElectricBrands from Itzehoe has taken over 100 per cent of Artega – and with it the rights to the vehicle, which was called Karo at the time. Karo has now become Evetta. According to ElectricBrands, the 1950s-style light electric vehicle is “close to production readiness and is being developed at the Göttingen site”. In April, a market launch in early 2023 was still mentioned. According to the latest information, however, the first Evettas are to be delivered to customers this year.
Pre-orders are to be possible from 22 July in ElectricBrands’ online shop. The Evetta is 2.48 metres long, 1.50 metres wide and has a range of up to 200 kilometres. In addition, a cargo version can be seen in the pictures, which has a loading platform attached to the Isetta-like body – the wheelbase is longer in this version. Details are not yet available.
Keyword: ElectricBrands presents camper variant of the XBUS