All-electric camping gets a solar upgrade: The 2027 Pebble Flow

Ars TechnicaOct 6, 2026Oct 6, 2026, 11:23 AM AST

The Pebble Flow is a travel trailer whose 45 kWh LFP battery stores enough power for a day of camping. For 2027 it gains up to 4 kW of solar panels, and the bidirectional battery can send up to 12 kW back out to charge an electric car. In-wheel motors assist towing and recapture energy while braking, and cameras with an Nvidia processor let the trailer hitch itself.

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