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Max Taylor
SALES DIRECTOR
Technology. In this age, we shouldn’t be surprised by the
innovations that seem to spring from nowhere.
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NATIONAL SALES MANAGER
Take, for example, the hybrid-drive system that was
launched at the Victorian Supershow in mid February (see
page 52). This is a world first that incorporates motors on
the van’s wheels that effectively ‘drive’ the caravan while
it’s being towed.
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VIDEOGRAPHER/EDITOR
James Manson
The braking energy otherwise wasted is used to charge an
onboard battery which, incidentally, has so much capacity
that all van functions powered by gas can conceivably
instead run off this same battery.
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR
Adriana Manson
This is a major oversimplification of what the system can
do. And trust me, as soon as it’s available to journo types
such as myself for on-road testing, we’ll be first with
the story. GRAPHIC DESIGNERS
And then there’s the app developed by BMPRO to control
the JHub in 2019-model Jayco caravans (see page 44).
Would you prefer to open your slide-out from outside to
ensure it doesn’t snag some bushes? Sure, that’s what
the app is for. And much more. Darcy McDonald
Question: when it comes to the RV lifestyle, how much
technology is too much technology? I don’t know the
answer. But if we all wind up lowering our jockey wheels
with a simple thought – which nowadays doesn’t seem
too far-fetched – I suspect we’ll have gone too far.
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