Practical towing experience using an EV.

Posted on 25/09/2021 11:28 by JVB66

We have had four EV charging points installed in the car park at our local shopping parade,

When i went for our paper there was a queue this morning of EVs and Hibrids waiting to use them  ,as only one was working ,three had gone down and had been so most of the week a driver told me,

Not helpfull as the family who in our road have 5 vehicles have just got 1 EV and two hibrids (all leased or company cars 

Ps i am still waiting for a reply from KIA, who want me to exchange our Sportage diesel auto for the new EV6 ,of what sort of MPC can i expect in real world driving towing our 1300kg caravan  have sent two Emails and have just had auto recieved replys

 

Posted on 25/09/2021 14:10 by Rocky 2 buckets

I thought Hybrids where self charging by using the small petrol engine🤷🏻‍♂️. Why would they need to be charged-charge gets low, petrol kicks in🤔. I accept I may be way off base here buy why buy a Hybrid if you need to queue up to charge it☹️

Posted on 25/09/2021 14:26 by JVB66

Pass? i know one of our neighbours who has a Phev has to charge theirs and as he says is now virtually worthless as it is a 15 plate and no dealer wants to PX it 

Posted on 25/09/2021 16:59 by ChocolateTrees

So called “self charging” hybrids are not EVs at all. They are simply fossil fuel cars with more efficient engines. A PHEV will have a battery that can be charged externally and provide 20 or more miles of our electric range. If you have a journey pattern that does lots of very short journeys, and the occasional very long one (like a holiday, or towing) then they can make some sense, although with the newest generation of EVs that balance is shifting as the complexity and cost of two power trains starts to be outweighed by the simplicity of one with a bigger battery.

JVB - your neighbour is trying to sell it in the wrong place. My PHEV value has jumped in the last 6 months, and now I have the full EV, it sits in the drive. It’s very tempting to sell it, except it has no tax, and costs almost nothing in fuel (because all of its journeys are electric) and it’s the backup tow car in case the EV should be unavailable.

Posted on 25/09/2021 17:20 by JVB66

Is your Phev nearly seven years old?

Posted on 25/09/2021 11:28 by JVB66

We have had four EV charging points installed in the car park at our local shopping parade,

When i went for our paper there was a queue this morning of EVs and Hibrids waiting to use them  ,as only one was working ,three had gone down and had been so most of the week a driver told me,

Not helpfull as the family who in our road have 5 vehicles have just got 1 EV and two hibrids (all leased or company cars 

Ps i am still waiting for a reply from KIA, who want me to exchange our Sportage diesel auto for the new EV6 ,of what sort of MPC can i expect in real world driving towing our 1300kg caravan  have sent two Emails and have just had auto recieved replys

 

Posted on 25/09/2021 18:07 by brue

Why not look up the details on a site like electrictowcars.co.uk or download the Kia brochure?