Electric car pulling a caravan
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Tinwheeler replied on 29/06/2022 12:49
Neil replied on 30/06/2022 21:40
Posted on 27/06/2022 11:00 by hoppytravelHello, I was wondering whether anyone has an electric car which they are using to pull a caravan. If so I’d be grateful for as much information/advice as you have the time to give. Thanks very much.
ChocolateTrees replied on 01/07/2022 14:10
Posted on 30/06/2022 21:40 by NeilDon’t expect anymore than 100-110 miles without have an enforced stop , battery cars are hopeless for towing long distances as your forced to stop frequently to plug in
Posted on 01/07/2022 14:10
I get 120 to 130 out of mine, and have towed 258 miles one way in a day with 2 charging stops, could easily have been 300. Thats 6 hours of towing in a combustion car.
If towing 600 miles across a continent in one day is your thing then an EV tow car is probably not for you. If you tow a few hundred miles in a day with a couple of stops, it can be very workable.
The actual towing experience is excellent.
flatcoat replied on 01/07/2022 16:22
Posted on 01/07/2022 14:10 by ChocolateTreesI get 120 to 130 out of mine, and have towed 258 miles one way in a day with 2 charging stops, could easily have been 300. Thats 6 hours of towing in a combustion car.
If towing 600 miles across a continent in one day is your thing then an EV tow car is probably not for you. If you tow a few hundred miles in a day with a couple of stops, it can be very workable.
The actual towing experience is excellent.
Posted on 01/07/2022 16:22
Providing of course there is a working, unoccupied fast charging point available for which you are registered and will accept your payment just when and where you need it. If an EV cannot equal, let alone better towing the towing experience with an ICE towcar then the tech is still flawed. There is a post over on CT forum from a novice caravanner buying their first caravan to tow with an as yet bought EV into France. Good luck with that…..
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ChocolateTrees replied on 01/07/2022 16:46
Posted on 01/07/2022 16:22 by flatcoatProviding of course there is a working, unoccupied fast charging point available for which you are registered and will accept your payment just when and where you need it. If an EV cannot equal, let alone better towing the towing experience with an ICE towcar then the tech is still flawed. There is a post over on CT forum from a novice caravanner buying their first caravan to tow with an as yet bought EV into France. Good luck with that…..
Posted on 01/07/2022 16:46
Well - yes. Charging an EV goes with the territory of EV ownership. I would hope that anyone considering an EV would spend some time understanding the solo aspects of the technology along side towing. Towing to France, there are at least two Polestar owners I have come across who have done just that. The infrastructure over there is pretty good.
As for bettering the experience of towing with ICE, thats pretty subjective. Personally I love my EV as a solo car, and it makes a fantastic tow car too. Being able to tow around 120 to 130 miles from home for £6 with absolutely no loss of capability (in fact a significant improvement for me) is a definite improvement.
Indeed - I just sold my V60 PHEV previous tow car. Its not needed any more with the EV for my needs.
This is of course my (actual real world) experience - others may have other needs and other priorities.
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JVB66 replied on 01/07/2022 16:52
ChocolateTrees replied on 01/07/2022 19:44
Posted on 01/07/2022 16:52 by JVB66As the what car article states it will be quite a few years before any EV will be able to match the convenience and miles per tow of the ICE vehicles
JVB66 replied on 01/07/2022 20:06
Posted on 01/07/2022 19:44 by ChocolateTreesI think that’s a perspective thing JVB. For me using an EV to tow is extremely convenient and range limit is not an issue.
For others, that may not be the case…
brue replied on 01/07/2022 20:16
Posted on 01/07/2022 20:16
If we could tow with our EV we would, the fuel savings are so great now that buying a new ICE car and filling it with very expensive fuel is never going to offer much of a payback. Our EV has paid for itself over the last six years, what a shock it is when we fill up our motorhome!!
Tinwheeler replied on 01/07/2022 20:20
Posted on 01/07/2022 20:20
I’d say the main consideration for most people at present in buying an EV is not its towing performance. People like ChocT are the pioneers in terms of towing and it’s feedback from them that’s likely to affect what manufacturers do far more so than comments from the nay sayers who have not tried it.
All that matters to ChocT and others is that they are happy to tow with their EVs and their feedback is invaluable. Well done you tuggers with EVs.👍🏻
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