Diesel & petrol alternatives? Your thoughts please

KellyHenderson replied on 14/09/2017 14:26

KellyHenderson

Posted on 14/09/2017 14:26

Good Afternoon,

Hopefully you have now received your September Club Magazine and read the Ask Your Club article (see attached photo) regarding the future of caravanning post 2040.

Have you already changed your vehicle from diesel to petrol?

Is anyone already towing with a hybrid? Maybe a Tesla Model X?

Has the news affected your plans for your next towcar?

It will also be interesting to see how motorhomes evolve into hybrids and/or electric models, which alternative to diesel would you prefer to buy; Hybrid or electric?

Are you concerned about so few alternatives to diesel at the moment? Would you choose petrol instead if they were more widely available? There is now a VW T6 camper with a petrol engine available.

Has this news made you think about switching to a car and caravan? Equally would caravanners consider trading in their car and caravan to purchase a hybrid or electric motorhome?

From the questions above, we would love to have your feedback.

One thing is for sure, there will be some interesting times ahead.

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Rocky 2 buckets replied on 26/06/2021 22:35

Rocky 2 buckets

Posted on 26/06/2021 22:14 by EmilysDad

Mmm? So it does It was something I found earlier .... basically said electric cars werent cut out for towing ... I can't find it now

Posted on 26/06/2021 22:35

That guy who has a Polestar as a tow car reckons different he said it tows well-who to believe someone who owns an EV & has towed with it or a dodgy non working link🤷🏻‍♂️🤔, mmmm a difficult one😂

EmilysDad replied on 26/06/2021 22:45

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Posted on 26/06/2021 22:45

It was on Autocar .... Can you tow with an electric or hybrid car?

Rocky 2 buckets replied on 27/06/2021 07:41

Rocky 2 buckets

Posted on 26/06/2021 22:45 by EmilysDad

It was on Autocar .... Can you tow with an electric or hybrid car?

Posted on 27/06/2021 07:41

I don’t own one ED, I read & follow those that do-they seem happy👍🏻🙂

EmilysDad replied on 27/06/2021 08:01

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Posted on 26/06/2021 22:35 by Rocky 2 buckets

That guy who has a Polestar as a tow car reckons different he said it tows well-who to believe someone who owns an EV & has towed with it or a dodgy non working link🤷🏻‍♂️🤔, mmmm a difficult one😂

Posted on 27/06/2021 08:01

Which is why I tried to post the link ....

Rocky 2 buckets replied on 27/06/2021 09:15

Rocky 2 buckets

Posted on 27/06/2021 08:01 by EmilysDad

Which is why I tried to post the link ....

Posted on 27/06/2021 09:15

It don’t help if it don’t work🤷🏻‍♂️😞

EmilysDad replied on 27/06/2021 10:00

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Posted on 27/06/2021 09:15 by Rocky 2 buckets

It don’t help if it don’t work🤷🏻‍♂️😞

Posted on 27/06/2021 10:00

True. The gist was that there are many EVs that are not type approved for towing & those that are, are very limited in what they can tow. I'd need a £100k Tesla Model X to tow my 1800 kg twin axle ....

Rocky 2 buckets replied on 27/06/2021 10:08

Rocky 2 buckets

Posted on 27/06/2021 10:08

I’ll help-there ya go. You are most welcome👍🏻

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brue replied on 27/06/2021 11:16

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Posted on 27/06/2021 11:16

Here's the LINK (I have put this on previously.)

Worth a read if you want to know more about EVs etc. which ones can tow. which ones can't. We're two years into this thread, progress is showing in the number of phevs being bought.

OH has been looking into hydrogen but the running costs show no savings.

If we had a caravan we'd definitely try a PHEV, they are very economical for local driving and have the advantage of towing capabilities at a more reasonable initial purchase cost.

Our EV still hasn't received homologation approval so we can't even tow our trailer but it has been incredibly cheap to run as a car, the fuel costs are minimal. So, an expensive outlay four years ago but very little after that.