Coachmen Industries Developing ‘Greener’ Motorhomes and RVs
MotorHome /April 9, 2007
source: Motorhome Magazine
http://www.motorhomemagazine.com/output.cfm?ID=1227565
Coachmen Industries Inc. recently announced that it has entered into an agreement with Natural Source Energy Systems Inc. (NSESI) to research and develop recreational vehicles and systems-built structures that take advantage of environmentally friendly biodiesel fuel and solar power.
Coachmen Industries is providing NSESI with a Sportscoach Class A diesel pusher, a Coachmen Class C diesel motorhome and a Coachmen fifth-wheel trailer. NSESI will adapt the Coachmen units to incorporate new state-of-the-art, high-efficiency solar panels. Once the prototypes are ready, the companies will put the RVs through extensive testing using solar energy and biodiesel fuel across the country.
NSESI is a multinational corporation that has been working on developing renewable energy products since 2005. Earlier this year, the company began marketing a wide variety of products including photovoltaic cells, solar heat panels, solar water heaters and biodiesel fuels.
Matt Schaub, marketing manager for NSESI, said his company is seeking to convert the motorhomes to run on biodiesel fuel and to use solar panels to generate onboard power. “Our objective is to reduce RV reliance on generators as a secondary power source,” said Schaub.”Using solar panels to generate the electric power an RV needs is quieter, and why burn fossil fuels when you can get the energy free from the sun?”