This Detroit electric RV has a 250 mile range, Starlink, and 640W of solar.

Not a replacement for diesel RVs, but the latest electric camper to come out Grounded it gets there. The The G2 claims a fully loaded range of 250 miles from its 165kWh car battery, which easily beats the Grounded G1’s range of 108 miles. It can be configured with up to 640W of rooftop solar and a top 10kWh house battery that can be charged from the main battery. It’s not cheap, with a starting price of $195,000, but living in the future never is.

“The G2 is completely different from any other offering on the market,” said Grounded CEO Sam Shapiro, a former SpaceX software engineer who worked on Starlink. “It’s a big step towards a future of fully electric motorhomes, and makes sustainable transport more accessible.”

Grounded is an electric RV startup founded in 2022 by former Tesla and SpaceX engineers that operates out of a Ford-funded incubator in Detroit. That’s probably why the G1 was built on a Ford E-Transit chassis, while the new G2 is built on GM’s BrightDrop Zevo 600 all-wheel drive platform, offering better range and 615 cubic feet of living space.

“We’ve designed the G2 to be as simple as possible, and our custom interior offers the promise of an ever-improving RV interior,” says Shapiro. “Over time, as your life changes and your use cases change, the car can change with you. Customers can replace the modules themselves by removing the fasteners, removing one module and inserting a new one.

The G2 can be fitted with Starlink for off-grid connectivity, in-cabin heating and cooling, walk-in shower, wet shower, induction stovetops, and a queen-size bed. The car is protected by an eight-year/100,000-mile warranty.

Once the customer does $100 deposit, Grounded will reach out to schedule a pattern call to start a custom pattern. Deliveries will begin this month.