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Jacques took his time explaining and handing over the campervan, ensuring we were well-prepared for our holiday. Due to the autumn storm and subsequent gray weather in the Netherlands and surrounding areas, we spent two days heading to the Dordogne, where the weather was still wonderful. Over the course of a few days, we visited various places, went on lovely walks, wandered around a bit, and stayed at a few different campsites. It's wonderful to be on the road with an electric campervan. You don't need electricity at the campsite because you have it with you, and you can easily keep the temperature in the campervan pleasant in the evenings and at night with the standard heat pump. This is certainly not an unnecessary luxury in autumn, as the nights were already quite chilly, and it often took until well after 11 p.m. for temperatures to climb back up to 18 to 20 degrees Celsius. You can easily stay at a campsite for several days without draining the battery. If you then move on to another location and do some shopping along the way, you can recharge your campervan at a fast charger at the supermarket. In France, there are now plenty of fast chargers along the highway, as well as at many supermarkets (especially the larger ones). You can often already choose your preferred provider. (Electricity is a good tip for this kind of vacation; it's reasonably priced and often available at supermarkets, including in Belgium and the Netherlands.) The EQV's range was also excellent; after a good 2.5 to 3 hours of driving on the highway, it was time for a charge. If you drive on D- and N-roads in France, you're unlikely to drain the battery in half a day. On the way back, we took a backcountry route through the Massif Central towards Montluçon, and from there, we took local roads via Reims and then back home on the highway. Three wonderful days of travel, and driving an electric campervan in the mountains is pure bliss! You sit high, it's incredibly quiet, you always have all the power you need, and on downhills, the electric motor brakes so smoothly that you hardly ever need to use the brakes. And all this with the knowledge that your battery is being recharged. So, on balance, you're driving just as economically in the mountains as on back roads in the flat countryside. And as an added bonus, this EQV also had air suspension. So you can drive very comfortably on the sometimes-not-so-smooth roads and lanes of the countryside, without the rattling of all the inventory and cutlery you're carrying in the camper. Truly very comfortable! All in all, we are convinced of the convenience and comfort of an electric camper, we will definitely do this more often! October 2025