General   (General discussion, talk about anything.)

Aye, tom.

I know very little about ebikes, but 200W did not sound like very much muscle.

I too am keeping a look out over these options, though my needs are a bit different to your own.

The car, as I have said previous can be pressed into service as a stealth camp vehicle.

However, my ambition is to have it as an all weather long term survival pod. Which means having sustainable heating, cooling, dehumidifier, etc. all of which are power hungry.

I used to enjoy snow camping. My kit was mostly Swedish, and designed for snow use.

My GP cautioned me regards doing so at my age/health, as I do not have the resilience which I possessed when younger, should something go wrong.

Things, of course always do go wrong. The attraction is having the skill set to respond adequately when they do, and knowing how to limit risks to those within your competence to meet.

So, I have to admit there are possible scenarios which would leave me vulnerable. I could fall into water, have everything soaked and find snow drifts obscure my access to fuel for fire, etc etc.

However, much greater possibilities are open to me if I can use my car as a survival pod, as described.

The solution would probably involve a combination of generation and storage: Still looking.