Diesel & petrol alternatives? Your thoughts please

As I posted the other week .. the grid can generate it, but the infrastructure to get it to households isn't there (yet)

100 miles towing is just now where near far enough for most of us .... it'd take forever to get anywhere.

As I posted the other week .. the grid can generate it, but the infrastructure to get it to households isn't there (yet)

Acknowledged. Work is needed in this area both for properties without private parking, and for DNOs to support local higher loads. 

100 miles towing is just now where near far enough for most of us .... it'd take forever to get anywhere.

100 miles _in one go_ is not for enough _for you_. I still maintain, this is a very individual thing, and for a good number it wont be enough, but for a different good number it will. I am not sure anyone has figured out what the average tow length is, or how many stops are taken. I would love to see that data though...

As you suggest, each to their own, but I'd suggest that you're in the minority when you're only towing 100 miles in a day .... that's just 2 hours or so on a motorway.

I agree with you Andy 100 miles would be no good for me as it is 268 miles one way to visit my Son in Cornwall. That would work out as 6 days travelling for me. I have a greedy car but it does enable me to make the journey in an acceptable time.

But ED, I don’t just tow 100 miles in one day. I towed over 200 in July, and am planning over 240 one way in one day later this month. 
ADP - towing 268 in one day would be absolutely possible too. 

My mistake .... I should have said in one go rather than each day. It'll still take a while though, especially when you're waiting for the 3 or 4 other EVs to charge up before you get to the charger 😉

Though it's not something I've made a habit of, but I've towed from mid west coast French France to home in more or less one go before now, obviously with a break for the Chunnel. But regardless, I don't have a spare £100k for a Tesla Model X to tow my 1860kg twin axle.

When I am convinced that the Electric Tow Car will do the job ( if I am around and able to ) I will change for certain. I am yet to be convinced though. 

Coincidently I drove a hybrid Renault Capture the other day. Other than being French 🙄, I was quite impressed with it! It certainly moved pretty well and a seamless swap from leccy to petrol when required. I wouldn't want to buy/own one though. 😉

My mistake ....

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I should have said in one go rather than each day. It'll still take a while though, especially when you're waiting for the 3 or 4 other EVs to charge up before you get to the charger 😉

Although I have never had to wait to charge my EV, towing or otherwise, and the charging has taken the same time as the stop I would have made anyway.  And right now, waiting to charge vs waiting to fill is a bit of a mute point 

Though it's not something I've made a habit of, but I've towed from mid west coast French France to home in more or less one go before now, obviously with a break for the Chunnel.

That I would not argue with. Towing 400 to 600 miles in one day is doable in an EV, but would have a much longer day given the extra stops with Polestar 2 tech, but would be easier with Ioniq 5 or EV 6 Battery tech. 

But regardless, I don't have a spare £100k for a Tesla Model X to tow my 1860kg twin axle.

Also point taken, though a quick look at autotrader shows 100D model Xs at sub 70K used (not that I have a spare 70K either!!!). An equivalent performance / Spec / Age Range Rover, is a similar price (5L Autobiography), though generally much lower mileage. 

Used EVs are holding their prices very well as they (generally) have far fewer age related issues to deal with than ICE. 

What _is_ annoying, is that the EVs that have longer range _tend_ to also be higher performance and so command a higher price (Certainly true for Tesla), although again, Kia and Hyundai are changing that situation. 

But give it time - I am certain that both initial prices will drop, battery sizes will grow and charging times will decrease and charging availability will increase. And all of those will be dramatic in the next 2-3 years, long before the 2030 ICE end date.

@Chocolate Tree ... Although I have never had to wait to charge my EV, towing or otherwise, and the charging has taken the same time as the stop I would have made anyway. And right now, waiting to charge vs waiting to fill is a bit of a mute point 

because the majority of us drive an ICE car hence the lack of queues at the charging points - yet! And I filled two cars over the week end without queuing .... not panic buying but both cars needed it