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What we have been up to
Product updates, shows, new integrations, and the occasional van makeover. This is the archive from 2024 onwards - dates are on every entry, so it is obvious what is history and what is current.
The SavvyDot
11 October 2026
Product update
A small round touch screen that brings up to five things from your panel to wherever you want them: a tile, and - where your van has what each one needs - a tank, a light or a scene, the heater, the van’s level or the battery’s charge. A tap switches the ones that switch. It charges over USB-C, fixed in place or on a charging plate you can lift it off, and your installer sets it up. Meet the SavvyDot.
The mirrored screen, a very limited edition
11 October 2026
Product update
The 7-inch SavvyVan3 screen, behind a mirror. Switched off, it is a mirror on the wall; switch it on and the panel shows straight through it. Only a small number have been made - choose it as your screen while they last.
Heating from your phone
11 October 2026
Product update
With a Propex or Autoterm add-on and SavvyVan Pro, the SavvyVan app sets the temperature and starts the heater from wherever you are. Started from the phone, it runs for two hours and then the van switches it off - unless you choose Keep running past 2 hours as you start it. More about the app.
SavvyCore and SavvyVan 3.1, for trade
11 October 2026
Product update
Two new products for converters and installers. SavvyCore is the main box everything in the van talks to: solar, mains and alternator charging, eight switched circuits, six high-current fused outputs and a SavvyVan 3.1 controller in one aluminium box, with a 7-inch screen and a full wiring loom. SavvyVan 3.1 puts a fuse on every circuit, and a Fuse Monitor on the screen that lists each one as OK or Blown - and opens by itself if a fuse on a switched-on circuit blows. Both are sold to trade: SavvyCore and SavvyVan 3.1.
Panel software 2.5.1
11 October 2026
Product update
Logic rules can now watch the time of day, a temperature, a voltage, the battery, a tank or the heater, do up to three things at once - switch tiles, lights, the heater or the gas, beep, or put a message on the screen - and wait first if you want them to. Most of those need the equipment that measures or runs them, and a rule that opens the gas needs care. A swipe from the home screen goes straight to the screen you use most.
The panel now runs Kartt heaters and reads Victron SmartSolar chargers over wireless, with no module of ours. New panels open a new battery page, the voltage dials have a new look, Get Help brings Remote Support while you are on the phone to us, WiFi reconnects by itself, and updates show their progress as they go. For trade, the Motor Driver opens and closes an awning, a step or a bed with a tap. Everything in 2.5.1.
Panel software 2.4.5: Autoterm levels follow the set temperature
October 2026
Product update
An Autoterm on a level from 1 to 10 now follows the temperature you set, resting until the van cools, and settings are saved the moment you make them. Everything in 2.4.5.
The app is on the App Store
14 September 2026
Product update
The SavvyVan app is on the App Store for iPhone as well as Google Play for Android. Viewing your van is free; switching things from the phone is SavvyVan Pro. More about the app.
Back at Shepton Mallet
13 September 2026
A brilliant weekend at the South West Motorhome & Campervan Show, at the Bath & West Showground in Shepton Mallet. We had the screens out on pitch 146 and the phone app there to try, and it was lovely to catch up with so many familiar faces - and to spot SavvyVan3 panels in some incredible builds around the showground. Thank you to everyone who came to say hello.
Missed us? We will be at the Motorhome and Caravan Show at the NEC in Birmingham in October.
A 4G router for the van
3 September 2026
Product update
The panel needs an internet connection before the app can reach it from anywhere but the driveway. The TP-Link wireless 4G LTE router mounts inside or outside the van, takes an ordinary data SIM, and gives the panel - and everything else on board - a connection of its own. See it with the accessories.
Panel software 2.4.4: Autoterm Air 4D heaters
September 2026
Product update
Autoterm Air 4D heaters are supported alongside the Air 2D, and the panel works out which one it is connected to on its own. Wireless modules reconnect more smartly, new modules appear in the list as they come within range, and SavvyShunt battery history is quicker. Everything in 2.4.4.
Panel software 2.4.0: electric-only Propex heaters
September 2026
Product update
Electric-only Propex heaters can now be run from the panel. Batteries locked with a PIN are unlocked on the panel itself the first time they pair, and WiFi on a mesh network hands over between access points in under a second. Everything in 2.4.0.
Camperversions fit SavvyVan to their T7s
27 August 2026
Camperversions, in Blackburn, fit SavvyVan panels to many of the T7 campervans they have in stock, and they gave us a lovely mention on their own page to say so. Thank you - and if you are shopping for a ready-built camper, their range is worth a look.
Richard’s van at the VanLife festival
25 August 2026
At the VanLife festival we caught up with Richard - Indi_van_a_jones on YouTube and Instagram - who talked us through what he loves about having SavvyVan in his build. Thanks for taking the time to chat, Richard, and for showing us round the van.
A day with Fogstar
19 August 2026
We spent the day with the team at Fogstar, looking at where both of us are heading next and how a Fogstar battery and a SavvyVan panel can work even better together.
A few of you had been in touch about connecting a Fogstar battery that is locked with a passcode, so we tested that together too. Since software 2.4.0 the panel asks for a locked battery’s PIN when you pair it and remembers it from then on - there is no need to clear it in the Fogstar app first. The Fogstar guide has the details.
Interviewed by Staycation Lifestyle
16 August 2026
Simon sat down with Staycation Lifestyle to go through what the panel and its modules do, how it wires in on a DIY build, and how SavvyVan started out on a dining room table. Thank you for having us.
Working with SplitCharge
21 July 2026
We are pleased to be working alongside SplitCharge, who supply and fit electrical systems for motorhomes, campervans and off-grid setups - batteries, inverters, solar, the lot. If your van is running an older control system, they can bring it up to date with a SavvyVan. Thanks, Sam.
Bright Vans lighting, dimmed from the panel
2 July 2026
Bright Vans make beautifully designed 12V LED lighting, and it pairs with SavvyLights - so you can dim it and set scenes from your SavvyVan panel.
Panel software 2.3.14 and 2.3.15: Starlink on the screen
July 2026
Product update
With a Starlink dish on the same network, the panel shows its signal status and data use on a page of its own. An update notification now carries an Update Now button, notifications move into the settings menu, and the panel starts faster and feels more responsive throughout. Everything in 2.3.14 and 2.3.15.
The East Midlands show at Newark
15 June 2026
Three days on stand 114 at the East Midlands Motorhome & Campervan Show, at Newark Showground. It was great to hear about so many builds and so many plans. Thank you to everyone who stopped by - and if you are still wondering whether SavvyVan3 is the missing piece in your van, get in touch.
VanLife Festival in Shrewsbury
2 June 2026
A busy weekend at VanLife Festival, at the West Midlands Showground from 29 to 31 May. Between us, Druid Vans and SolarGo2 we could barely move, and plenty of you took a look round our own van to see a SavvyVan working in it. Thank you to everyone who came to chat about their builds and road trips.
Out and About Campers announce their own app
20 May 2026
Out and About Campers announced the OAAC app, their own app for the campervans they build, powered by SavvyVan and launching in summer 2026. It puts the battery, water and lighting on the owner’s phone. If you are a converter and would like one of your own, see your own app.
Panel software 2.3.11 and 2.3.12: a new keyboard and WiFi page
May 2026
Product update
A new keyboard, gradient buttons and an improved top bar. The WiFi page is new too, with search, signal strength as it scans and proper feedback when you join a network, and you can set the screen timeout yourself. Updates now tell you when there is a new version. Everything in 2.3.11 and 2.3.12.
Five years since the first prototype
11 April 2026
This photo is five years old. It is the very first SavvyVan prototype, which never went on sale - just an idea, and a question of whether it would ever become anything. It did, and we could not have got here without everyone who followed along, sent us feedback and cheered us on before we had even launched. Thank you.
Early access to the SavvyVan app
4 April 2026
Product update
We opened a limited number of early-access places on the phone app to people who already had a SavvyVan fitted, ahead of the launch. Thank you to everyone who tested it and told us what they thought.
Panel software 2.3.10
April 2026
Product update
Better time-to-charge estimates from the SavvyShunt, smoother handling when a wireless add-on drops out, an optimised lights page, and better connections over an iPhone hotspot. Everything in 2.3.10.
Harrogate, and the Autoterm heater
21 March 2026
On stall 71 at the Yorkshire Motorhome, Campervan & Camping Exhibition, at the Great Yorkshire Showground in Harrogate, with the phone app on display, our own van to step inside, and a first look at the panel running an Autoterm diesel heater.
Panel software 2.3.8
March 2026
Product update
Gas heater improvements and tidier heater settings, better momentary switches, SavvyShunt capacity and offset improvements, and a Tanks page that refreshes more smoothly. Everything in 2.3.8.
The NEC in February, and a first look at the app
23 February 2026
A week in Hall 5 at the Caravan, Camping & Motorhome Show at the NEC, 17 to 22 February - and the first time anybody outside the office saw the SavvyVan phone app, running live on the stand. It is out now.
It was brilliant to catch up with converters fitting SavvyVan to their builds, among them Bespoke Leisure, Hillside Leisure, York Campervans and Out and About Campers, and with Roamer, whose batteries the panel reads directly. Thank you to every single person who came to say hello.
Back at the SEC in Glasgow
10 February 2026
Our second year at the Scottish Motorhome, Caravan & Holiday Home Show, at the SEC in Glasgow, 5 to 8 February. Thank you to everyone who stopped by to chat and watch the demos.
We joined the NCC
4 February 2026
SavvyVan is now a supplier member of the National Caravan Council, the UK trade body for caravans, motorhomes and holiday homes.
Panel software 2.3.5 to 2.3.7
February 2026
Product update
Clearer heater messages, more battery information on the screen, better LED scenes, and Propex settings that apply straight away, with schedule entries added automatically. Everything in 2.3.5 to 2.3.7.
On the Motorhome Matt podcast
27 January 2026
Simon sat down with Motorhome Matt to talk through how SavvyVan started, what it does now and where it is going next - including the plug-and-play integrations with CBE, Sargent and BCA. Earlier in the month, Matt gave SavvyVan his Motorhome Matt Approved mark, which means a great deal coming from one of the most trusted voices in the motorhome world. Thank you, Matt.
Cosy Campers, our distributor for Ireland
24 January 2026
At the Dublin Holiday Home & Campervan Show, Nathan from Cosy Campers walked through the SavvyVan system and why they have chosen it for their builds - and we were proud to announce Cosy Campers as our authorised SavvyVan distributor for Ireland.
Panel software 2.3.3 and 2.3.4
January 2026
Product update
Faster update downloads, better saving of your settings, optimised water heater controls, and CBE PC100 senders supported for trade. Everything in 2.3.3 and 2.3.4.
Bespoke choose SavvyVan
7 December 2025
Bespoke have chosen to fit SavvyVan screens in their vans. It is a huge milestone for a small team, and seeing our panel become a natural part of builds that good is exactly why we do this. Thank you for having us.
Panel software 2.3.2
December 2025
Product update
Better handling when a SavvyShunt or SavvyTanks V2 is disconnected, an updated pairing code for the phone app, now on the Additional Settings page, and a round of stability improvements. Everything in 2.3.2.
Sargent EC155, plug and play
28 November 2025
Product update
Have a Sargent EC155 in your van? Swap the push-button panel for the Sargent-compatible SavvyVan3 and plug the existing connector straight in. Your Sargent power unit stays where it is. The Sargent guide has the details.
Dan’s build at Crafted Camper Co
16 November 2025
Dan at Crafted Camper Co filmed a walk-through of his latest build, running everything from the lighting to the tanks and the levelling through one SavvyVan screen. Thank you, Dan, for choosing SavvyVan - we cannot wait to see what you build next.
The NEC in October
11 November 2025
A few days on stand 57 in Hall 12 at the Motorhome and Caravan Show at the NEC, on a bigger stand than we have ever had, and Parbi’s first NEC. It has been so busy with orders since that this thank you is late - but thank you, to everyone who came to see us.
Panel software 2.3.0 and 2.3.1: a new lights page
November 2025
Product update
A rewritten wireless system for Propex, direct-connect batteries and Roamer, and a new lights page with on, off, levels and presets. The battery page gained a shunt online indicator, a second battery and graphs for direct-connect batteries and the SavvyShunt, and settings save more smoothly. Everything in 2.3.0 and 2.3.1.
SavvyLights launches
17 October 2025
Product update
We launched SavvyLights at the NEC: eight dimmable lighting channels, scenes for every mood, and a wireless link to your SavvyVan3, all controlled from the touchscreen.
Official Installer banners at Lincoln
29 September 2025
At the Warners Lincoln Motorhome Show we caught up with converters proudly showing off their new SavvyVan Official Installer banners - each one a converter who has chosen SavvyVan as their control system. Thank you to all of our partners.
Meet Parbi
10 September 2025
Parbi joined us to lead Sales and Business Development. If you see us at a show, he will probably be the one on the stand demonstrating the panel - and he is the person to talk to about finding the right setup, or about a commercial partnership. More about the team on the about us page.
Caravan Salon Düsseldorf
4 September 2025
We went to Caravan Salon in Düsseldorf to meet our European customers and see first-hand how it is done across Europe.
Demon Campers fit SavvyVan in Scotland
12 August 2025
Looking for somebody to fit your SavvyVan in Scotland? Demon Campers are one of our trusted installation partners. They are on our installation page with the others.
A SavvyVan3 install, filmed by Urban Vanlife
10 August 2025
Urban Vanlife took the old control panel out of their campervan, fitted a SavvyVan3 in its place, and filmed the whole job: the unboxing, the wiring, and connecting their Fogstar battery, which the panel reads directly with no shunt. Thank you for having us along.
CamperJam at Weston Park
6 July 2025
A brilliant weekend at CamperJam 2025, at Weston Park in Shropshire. Thank you to everyone who came to the stand to see what we do - see you next time.
Spartan Campers at Newbury
27 June 2025
At the Southern Motorhome & Campervan Show in Newbury we caught up with Simon from Spartan Campers, to hear how their customers are getting on with SavvyVan in their builds. If you are a converter and would like to work with us too, the commercial page is the place to start.
Vanlife Festival at Scampston Hall
22 June 2025
A weekend on the stand at Vanlife Festival, at Scampston Hall near Malton in North Yorkshire. We also popped over to the Kartt stand to talk with Fiona about how the panel and the Pundmann water heaters work together off-grid.
Greg on Caravan Radio
19 May 2025
Our very own Greg was live on Caravan Radio over the weekend.
Newbury
17 May 2025
On stall 58 at the Warners Southern Motorhome & Campervan Show in Newbury, 16 to 18 May, with live demos all weekend.
SavvyVan LTD turns three
14 May 2025
Three years as a company. Thank you to every customer, partner and fellow vanlifer who has come along for the ride - here is to many more miles.
Three years on from our first show
2 May 2025
Our very first trade show, three years ago at Harrogate, put us next to Ryan and Austin from Custom Built Campervans - both of us first-timers. Three years on, they fit our screens in every one of their builds.
Highlife Campers on van electrics
17 April 2025
Sam at Highlife Campers filmed a walk-through of camper electrics, including how he has built SavvyVan into all of his builds. Thank you, Sam.
Meet Dave
10 April 2025
Dave joined us as our Chief Code Wrangler, to lead the software side of everything SavvyVan. He brings more than a decade of Python, with Java, C#, C++ and front-end work alongside it, and has been a tinkerer since his teens - the kind of person who builds custom hardware just for fun. More about the team on the about us page.
Vanology Conversions stock SavvyVan
4 April 2025
Vanology Conversions added SavvyVan panels to their workshop and their online shop. Thank you for having us.
Meet Ana
April 2025
Ana joined us as a Junior Software Developer. In Ana’s own words:
“I’m Ana, a junior software developer with a background in mechatronics and robotics. I have done a variety of projects both professionally and personally involving 3D modelling, circuit design, and programming. I love getting stuck into a complex problem and figuring out the best solution.
“My role at SavvyVan is to help develop and debug the code so that everything keeps running smoothly.
“When I’m not working, I can usually be found playing volleyball, in the gym, or out walking in nature.”
More about the team on the about us page.
Harrogate
15 March 2025
Outside on stall 53 at the Warners Harrogate Motorhome & Campervan Show, 14 to 16 March, with the panels out for anyone who wanted a go.
Our own install film
27 February 2025
We published our own unboxing and installation film for SavvyVan3 - what is in the box, mounting and wiring, and the first power-on. It opens the SavvyVan3 installation guide.
Interviewed by Van Bandits
25 February 2025
Van Bandits sat down with Simon to talk about how SavvyVan went from an idea to a product, and what comes next. Read the interview.
Not at the NEC, but our panels were
12 February 2025
We could not make the February NEC show this year, but SavvyVan was still there: in vans from Vanworx, Danbury Campervans, Out and About Campers, Bespoke Leisure, Dirty Weekender Vans and Bodans Campervans, on the Roamer stand, and with Motorhome Supplies, one of the installers on our installation page.
Our first show at the SEC in Glasgow
8 February 2025
Our first Scottish Caravan, Motorhome & Holiday Home Show, at the SEC in Glasgow, 6 to 9 February, on stall 460 in Hall 4. On day two Vinny from Bespoke Leisure joined us to talk about SavvyVan in their builds.
Our first proper YouTube film
31 January 2025
Our first proper YouTube film went up: a tour of the SavvyVan system, from lighting and switching to battery monitoring, water and gas levels, levelling, third-party integrations and updates over WiFi. It is on the SavvyVan3 page.
Out and About Campers, in the spotlight
30 January 2025
Out and About Campers, just north of Brighton, build vibrant, eye-catching campervans - and they put their own name on the SavvyVan screen. That is our commercial branding at work.
A new office
27 January 2025
We moved into a new office - same team, same mission.
2024 in numbers
30 December 2024
Our biggest year yet: 718 devices made and sold, 299 new customers, 520 orders, nine new third-party integrations, and 6,972 miles on the road to shows and customers. Thank you for every one of them.
Welcome to the family, Wild Earth Campers
25 November 2024
If you are after a new camper, a part conversion, a pop top or anything else, Wild Earth Campers are based in Wadebridge - and they will fit you a shiny new SavvyVan3 while they are at it.
A SavvyVan Lite installation and review
21 November 2024
A thorough installation and review of our older system, the SavvyVan Lite.
Our interview with Motorhome Matt
5 November 2024
Not that we are biased, but our favourite part is 11 minutes and 50 seconds in. A big thank you to Motorhome Matt for spending time with us and letting us waffle on about what we do.
What a week
28 October 2024
It took us a week to recover from exhibiting at the NEC. We were overwhelmed by the response, and cannot thank everyone who came to see us enough.
Anyone know a Motorhome Matt?
20 October 2024
Final day at the NEC, and we had the privilege of presenting SavvyVan to Motorhome Matt’s YouTube channel.
Look out for Basil
7 October 2024
Basil, the original SavvyVan, has had a makeover to show off the brand, and we are over the moon with it. If you spot us out and about, come and say hello. Big shout out to eyecandy_vinyl for the work.
We love the Sherwood Campers builds
16 August 2024
Keep up the good work. Their vans are worth seeing in person if you get the chance.
The Integration Station
11 July 2024
At VW Festival we set up what we christened the Integration Station - Roamer, LithiumPro, Fogstar, Teconnex and Pundmann all running together on one panel, so you could see the integrations rather than take our word for them.
Interviewed by VDub Radio at CamperMart
6 February 2024
Barry and John had our director Simon on VDub Radio at CamperMart, talking about SavvyVan and what was coming over the following few months.
Integrations announced during 2024
Product update
A run of partnerships, most of which now have proper guides of their own:
- Fogstar batteries - the panel reads the battery directly, which removes the need for a shunt. Guide
- Teconnex Energy batteries - same again, direct connection, no shunt. Guide
- LithiumPro batteries - works out of the box. Guide
- Sargent EC50 and EC51 - an adapter board that replaces the Sargent control panel and takes over the wiring kit. Guide
- BCA / PowerPart - an adapter board that replaces the Seattle control panel. Guide
- Pundmann 12V and 230V water heaters - schedule hot water and dump excess solar charge into it. Guide
- Propex underslung gas tanks - read the gas level and open the solenoid from inside, rather than climbing under the van. Guide
Shows we exhibited at in 2024
VW Festival at Harewood House in Leeds, the Warners South West show at Shepton Mallet, Warners at Lincoln, and the NEC Motorhome and Caravan Show in October with Kartt and Pundmann.
We like doing these. Watching somebody use the panel for thirty seconds tells us more than a month of thinking about it.
If you have never been to one, these two tours by Staycation Lifestyle give you the idea. They were filmed at the NEC in February 2024 rather than at our October show, but it is the same hall and the same crowd.
Every panel software release, and everything it changed, is in the changelog