Electric Campervans and Motorhomes in Australia: What You Can Buy, Hire and How Far They Go

You can buy an electric campervan in Australia, but only as a conversion of an electric cargo van, and almost all of them are built in Brisbane on the Farizon SV. There is no electric motorhome on sale yet. Brisbane Camperland’s Farizon Traveller costs $129,990 drive-away, and converter AdventurEV quotes from about $120,000 for a custom build. No mainstream carmaker sells a factory electric camper here, and there is no Kia PV5 camper on sale. Expect about 240 to 300 km between charges once the van is fitted out and loaded.

Can you buy an electric campervan in Australia?

Yes, from two Brisbane builders, both using the Farizon SV, a Chinese-built electric van from Geely’s commercial arm that comes in 5.5 and 6 metre lengths with an 83 or 106 kWh battery. These are the campers we could confirm on sale in October 2026:

Sources: caravancampingsales on the Traveller range’s launch and prices (June 2026), sold through Bartons’ Queensland outlets only; AdventurEV’s 5.5 m and 6 m pages, which publish no prices, with the price range quoted by founder David Hinds to The Senior in October 2026. Frontline showed its battery-electric e-Transit camper at the 2026 Sydney Supershow, claiming 200 to 300 km on a charge, caravancampingsales reported.

Two other routes exist. You can buy an electric van and have it fitted out: Clive Attwater, whose Farizon campers are rented out under the Tasvanlife brand, puts the van at about $70,000 to $80,000 and the fit-out at $30,000 to $50,000, The Driven reported. Or you can add a pop-top to a Volkswagen ID. Buzz: Gold Coast’s Shine RV fits certified roofs from $11,000 on top of the vehicle, with the rest of the interior done separately, caravancampingsales reported in April 2026. Our electric vans guide lists every van you could start from.

Frontline’s other Transit campervan is a plug-in hybrid, with an 11.8 kWh battery and about 40 km of electric driving, so it is not on the list.

Can you buy an electric motorhome?

Not yet. As of October 2026 no maker sells a battery-electric motorhome in Australia, meaning a larger coach-built or cab-chassis rig with a shower and toilet. Avida told caravancampingsales in April 2026 it has “no plans at this stage” for one and no enquiries, and Winnebago’s new Australian motorhomes run on the diesel Iveco Daily.

The nearest thing is a platform AdventurEV says it is “looking to introduce”: the Zeus Max, a large electric van with a 100.9 kWh battery, up to 310 km of claimed range before conversion, and a gross vehicle mass of 4,490 kg, set just under the 4.5-tonne limit (AdventurEV). That limit matters: a standard car licence covers vehicles up to 4.5 tonnes GVM, and anything heavier needs a light rigid licence (Transport for NSW). Batteries are heavy, so most electric motorhome designs bump into it.

Overseas, the picture is the same. Germany’s Dethleffs showed an electric motorhome study on a Ford E-Transit in 2025 that weighs 3,425 kg empty and manages about 240 km WLTP; it is aiming for 400 km by 2028 (promobil). Winnebago’s eRV2 prototype in the US still has no production date. The weight problem is the whole story: the more house you add, the more battery you need, and the more battery you add, the less payload is left.

What about electric caravans?

A few American caravans carry their own battery and motors, so they push themselves along and barely dent the tow car’s range. The Lightship AE.1 starts at US$157,500 and is delivered only in the mainland US (Lightship); the Pebble Flow is similar. Neither is sold in Australia. For towing an ordinary caravan behind an EV, see our guide to towing a caravan with an electric car.

Is there a Kia PV5 camper in Australia?

No. “Kia camper van 2026” is one of the most searched campervan terms in Australia, but Kia Australia sells only the PV5 Cargo, from $55,990 before on-road costs, and the PV5 Passenger is due in late 2026 or early 2027. The campers in the photos are overseas products: the Vantrack LightCamp from the Netherlands, at about €65,000 including the van, Electrek reported, and a VanLab camping kit sold as an official Kia accessory in Korea only.

The PV5 Cargo would make a compact base: a 71.2 kWh battery, 416 km of claimed WLTP range and a 740 kg payload. But its load space is 1,520 mm high inside, so you cannot stand up without a pop-top, and no Australian converter has announced one for sale. Volkswagen’s factory ID. Buzz camper, the ID. California, goes on sale in Germany in early 2027, and Volkswagen Australia has not confirmed it for here.

Can you hire an electric campervan?

In Tasmania. Tasvanlife in North Hobart was the first, The Driven reported in June 2026, and lists its two-berth Farizon SV campers on Camplify from $247.14 a day (checked 29 October 2026). The hire includes unlimited kilometres and public charging, with idle fees excluded, a portable charging cable, a 3 kWh house battery and solar on the roof. Tasvanlife quotes 220 to 250 km of range, or about 270 km in eco mode. A second Hobart operator, ELUR, also hires fully electric campervans.

Tasmania suits a first electric campervan trip because the distances between towns are short. We found no electric campervan on the Apollo, Britz, Jucy, Maui or Travellers Autobarn websites in October 2026, so on the mainland, for now, the hire fleets are diesel.

How far does an electric campervan go?

About 240 to 300 km between charges, depending on speed, wind and how heavy the van is. The fit-out costs range in two ways: it adds weight, and the taller body pushes more air.

• Tasvanlife’s Farizon SV is rated at 319 km WLTP as an empty high-roof van. As a finished camper it does about 245 km, mostly on the highway, which is about 23 per cent less.
• The Farizon Traveller 6 used 26.7 kWh per 100 km in caravancampingsales’ July 2026 review, which works out to about 300 km from its 83 kWh battery.
• Clive Attwater’s lap of Australia in a converted Farizon SV, at about 3.3 tonnes with e-bikes on board, averaged 242 km a charge, from 170 km to 346 km depending on hills, headwinds, speed and temperature. He runs at 80 to 90 km/h when range is in doubt. Even so, the van ran out of charge about 200 metres short of a hill crest outside Burra in South Australia, and the couple called the RAA for a tow to the town’s charger, The Driven reported. The same van does about 325 km as an empty cargo van.

That last story is the one to plan around. At 240 km a charge, some of the long gaps between fast chargers in regional Australia are out of reach; our charging gaps guide lists the longest. Check each leg on the charger map before you go, leave a margin of at least 20 per cent, and slow down if the wind turns. Our guide to how far an EV can go explains why speed matters so much.

Weight matters too. The Traveller’s fit-out adds about 700 kg to a van with a 3,500 kg gross vehicle mass, leaving around 500 to 650 kg for two people, water, food and gear. Every 100 litres of water weighs 100 kg, so check the weighbridge before a long trip.

Can you charge an electric campervan at a caravan park?

Usually, if you ask first, and it is slow. A standard 15 amp powered site gives an EV up to about 3.4 kW, and a 10 amp outlet about 2.3 kW, according to a 2026 University of South Australia report on EV charging in holiday parks. Over a 10-hour night, 3.4 kW is about 34 kWh, or roughly 125 km in a campervan using 27 kWh per 100 km. That is a useful top-up, not a full battery: the 83 kWh pack needs more than 24 hours on a 15 amp outlet.

Parks set their own rules. Some include charging in the site fee, and others charge per kWh or ban it without notice: one New South Wales park’s published policy charges 65 cents per kWh by arrangement and $50 for charging without asking. Use a proper portable EV charger plugged straight into the site outlet, not an extension lead or double adaptor. Western Australia’s electrical regulator requires a single continuous 15 amp lead, no longer than 10 metres, for a powered site. Our extension cord guide and portable charger guide cover the gear. For parks with a public charger on site or next door, see our caravan parks with EV charging list, state by state.

For real distance you need DC fast chargers. The Traveller 6 charges at up to 140 kW, about 10 to 80 per cent in 26 minutes, on the CCS2 plug that every fast charger in Australia has. Length matters at the charger: Attwater chose the 5.54-metre van partly so it parks legally in a charging bay. A 6-metre van can overhang a nose-in bay, so look for pull-through or end bays on the map.

Can the campervan’s battery run the camp?

Yes, and that is the best thing about it. The main battery can run a fridge, lights and a kettle for days for a few per cent of range, and Tasvanlife’s vans add a separate 3 kWh house battery. Our EV camping power guide has the numbers for a fridge, induction cooktop and coffee machine, and vehicle-to-load explains how a van with a V2L outlet powers 240-volt appliances.

Is an electric campervan ready for a lap of Australia?

It can be done: Clive Attwater and his partner are doing it. But it takes planning, slow driving, and the odd tow. For a few weeks on the east coast, in Victoria or around Tasmania, where towns and fast chargers are closer together, an electric campervan works today and costs very little to run. For the Nullarbor, the Kimberley or anything off the bitumen, the range and the charging gaps still favour diesel. The Farizon campers are front-wheel-drive touring vans, and AdventurEV’s 4WD conversions cost up to $250,000. If you do run flat, tell your roadside provider the van’s weight and that it is electric, because it needs a flatbed rated for a 3.5-tonne vehicle; our guides to running out of charge and towing an EV explain what happens next. Our EV road trips list routes we have checked for chargers.