Vikenze III-e
The award-winning electric campervan
Fully electric campervan with elevating roof, 300W solar panel and all-electric cooking. Garageable at just 1.86m high. Built on 39 years of campervan expertise.
Brand new £62,950 on the road. Fully electric with circa 200 miles range. Or a new conversion on used, latest model (range circa 200 miles) £53,750.
Wheelhome Vikenze III-e 2TS on Vauxhall Combo-e Life
Welcome to the ground-breaking new e camper from Wheelhome, a company that has been building small campervans since 1986. The award-winning Vikenze III-e is a fully electric campervan with elevating roof, 300W solar panel and all-electric cooking.
Wheelhome have been investing heavily in developing, testing and working towards fully electric camping vehicles since 2018. We started with our all-electric camping Dashaway e caravan towed by a VW Golf GTE (a hybrid), moving swiftly on to extensive towing with a Tesla Model 3 (fully electric car) leading to us being afforded an "Owner's Story" position on Tesla U.K.s website recounting our trip testing and evaluating to Orkney.
Experience and expertise gained from this has been carried over to our recently launched, 100% electric campervan; Vikenze III-e.
We're proud to say Vikenze III-e has won the "Campervan Innovation Award" - so it is truly innovative, beating it's own path that all-electric camping demands and isn't really like any other campervan.
Vikenze III-e is aimed at discerning solo campers. 2 travelling seats in the cab. Not only is the vehicle propelled by electricity but our cooking is too!
e-camping is green camping
- Access to all facilities, including the Porta Potti, even at night-time.
- Charge EV batteries on campsites through standard hook-up.
- Just 1.86m high so easily garageable, cheaper on ferries too.
- Around 25 miles of back-up range available from our huge auxiliary batteries.
"Electric campervans are still in their infancy but one small company has shown larger brands how it can be done"
What Motorhome 12/2022
Aberdeen to Essex in one day! Brilliant - and cheap to run too!
Specifications & Dimensions
| External height (roof lowered) | 1.86m (6'1") |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 4.4m (14'5") |
| External width (mirrors folded) | 1.92m (6'4") |
| External width (mirrors out) | 2.11m (6'11") |
| Headroom in galley | 1.87m (6'2") |
| Single bed | 2.0m (6'7") x 0.66m (2'2") |
| Payload | 310kg |
| Max towing capacity (braked) | 750kg |
Remember, you're getting an electric car and an electric camper.
Range & charging
The Vikenze III-e is based on the SWB Vauxhall Combo-e Life Design, so it's a Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV), with an electric motor producing 136PS / 260Nm, and has a 52kWh battery, set below the floor level. The official WLTP range is 199 miles, in warm temperatures.
The Vikenze III-e has a genuinely achievable range of over 170 miles. Note: circa 200 miles from late 2024.
With "On The Pitch" charging in conjunction with road-side public Fast Chargers your destinations really are pretty much limitless. All it takes is a little forward planning.
In windy, cool temperatures of mostly just 9C, our 16-day, 2,104 mile test to Shetland Isles in May 2022 averaged a range of 150 miles, and a best (on a warmer day) of 170 miles. Total cost was just £125 - about 28% of cost of doing it in a 40mpg petrol vehicle.
On a long journey plan to drive for about two hours or so and then stop and grab a 30 minute charge. Plan your trip so this conveniently ties up with comfort or meal stops as you can still use the cooking facilities whilst charging up. Once at your destination, you simply charge-up from the campsite hook-up @ either 6 or 8amps and enjoy setting off the next day with a 100% SOC (State of Charge).
You'll find Vikenze III-e is a very quiet, comfortable and refined e-camper. One single bed with two seats for travelling (in the cab) and two for camping. You'll need the XL version if you require three or four travelling seats (4TS).
Accommodation & sleeping
Vikenze III-e has one low-level single bed with an optional large second bed in the elevating roof that simply winds down for access. Alternatively, without the mattress it becomes a terrific "suitcase in the sky" perfect for folded clothing with full standing headroom below.
All-electric cooking
Electric induction hob & microwave means NO GAS!
Vikenze III-e has our most advanced all electric cooking system with induction hob, microwave oven, 230v sockets (ideally placed for using a toaster, mini-oven or kettle), 2 x USB outlets.
These are all normally powered from our on-board 3,000watt inverter, a huge Lithium battery bank (located between the cab seats) and a huge 300w solar panel giving about a week of off-grid camping in moderate weather or, in bright weather Vikenze III-e is self-sufficient as it generates about 140% of our needs. You can of course, also take advantage of campsite hook-up to not only charge the auxiliary batteries, but the EV's batteries too!
Vikenze III-e all-electric cooking benefits are:
- Environmentally friendly.
- Fast cooking with no naked flame.
- Reduced condensation when cooking compared to gas.
- No heavy/awkward/on-going expensive gas bottles.
Elevating roof & solar panel
Wheelhome have been creating electrically operated elevating roofs for many years and Vikenze III-e is no exception. The roof has large vents and carries a super-slim (3mm) 300watt solar panel, that covers the entire roof and charges the auxiliary batteries. Another significant benefit of our roof is that it can be lowered whilst wet and aired later - unlike some competitors.
Fridge & water
Vikenze III-e has an efficient, top-loading 18 litre Waeco compressor fridge which is thermostatically controlled. This is easily tall enough to take upright milk cartons, or wine bottles. Simply switch on at start of holiday and switch off at the end. Runs exclusively from the auxiliary batteries.
The sink/drainer cover doubles up as the table on a island leg and the hob cover becomes a useful worktop when deployed at front end of kitchen unit.
Fresh water storage is a removable 10 litre (2.2 gallon) Jerry can that you'll top-up each day. The cold water is electrically pumped to the stainless steel sink and drainer.
Both Porta Potti and water are conveniently serviced through the near-side sliding door.
Storage & folding features
Most of our customers are solo travellers and so they can select the optional custom-made bedding "stuff" bag. This press-studs onto the back of the folded down N/S cab seat. It is perfect for your sleeping bag and pillows and is right out of the way. There is still space for an Isla-sized smallish dog crate here too. A large dog crate also, or even a folding bike, but you'll forfeit the bag. This is a very significant use of space.
Solo travellers can fold the front seat forwards and place bedding in the "stuff bag", conveniently out of the way.
Lower bed in place shows the Porta Potti access which is available 24/7 by simply rotating the hob section to reveal the Porta Potti, day or night.
Cab features
Summary of main features Vikenze III-e:
- Air conditioning.
- Cabin pre-conditioning via Vauxhall APP.
- Hill Hold.
- Cruise Control.
- Bluetooth connectivity for hands-free phone.
- Alloy wheels.
- 8" colour touch screen with Apple Car-Play/Android Auto (just connect your Smart phone and you have the brilliant Google Maps for navigation on the big screen).
- Automatically dimming rear view mirror.
- Power steering with fully adjustable steering column.
- Electrically operated privacy glass windows and folding door mirrors.
- Remote control central door locking.
- Tailgate with opening heated rear window and wash wipe.
- Driver's seat height and lumbar adjustment.
- Driver's and passenger airbags.
- Rear parking sensors.
- Convenient built-in rubbish bin.
- 10 metre campsite orange mains hook-up cable.
- Built-in/pull-out Type 2 charging device enabling extremely convenient charging from campsites, your home, or any domestic 3-pin socket.
- Automatic bonnet lifting with tray for cables and levelling ramp.
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Ready to see it in person?
We'd love to show you around the Vikenze III-e at our Essex base. No pressure, no hard sell - just a proper look at something we're genuinely proud of.
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- 7-day viewings
- Free UK mainland delivery
Need to know
Vikenze III-e 2TS has two travelling seats. If you want four travelling seats (4TS) then you'll need the Vikenze III-e 4TS XL which is built on the Long wheelbase version (LWB).
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