Electric cars question

Herzlos

shinytop wrote: »

Should be a simple one so not worthy of its own thread. Can any of the current or upcoming crop of sensible EVs tow? Not a caravan, just a trailer. This could be a deal breaker for me if not.

There's some here:
https://www.whatcar.com/news/best-hybrid-and-electric-cars-for-towing


If you can get away with 750kg then you've got a few options (Prius, Ionic).
You're looking at big hybrids if you need to go to caravan weights.

silverwhistle

AnotherJoe wrote: »

And how often do you do that 400 mile trip? If it's once or twice a year for example then a smaller pure EV and a rental for those infrequent long trips might be a solution.

I have to say that's a solution I've considered for my (very) occasional forays north from the deep south when I just want to get there quickly. The sort of EV I might afford would be ok for bimbling round in the south of England or even Normandy or Brittany: for the Alps I go with a friend in her van, but for single jaunts north hiring seems a reasonable option.



Headline rates for a week's hire of a small car seemed pretty good although I haven't looked in to CDW or other costs.

shinytop

Herzlos wrote: »

There's some here:
https://www.whatcar.com/news/best-hybrid-and-electric-cars-for-towing


If you can get away with 750kg then you've got a few options (Prius, Ionic).
You're looking at big hybrids if you need to go to caravan weights.

Thanks. So really only hybrids unless I've got £80k and want a huge 5+ seat SUV. Probably rules out an EV for me for the foreseeable future.

Herzlos

shinytop wrote: »

Thanks. So really only hybrids unless I've got £80k and want a huge 5+ seat SUV. Probably rules out an EV for me for the foreseeable future.

Yeah, the only pure EV on the market which is rated for towing is the Tesla X.



That'll change at some point (I hope, because I want to tow ~1500kg and whilst I'd love a Tesla X it ain't happening).


So you're looking at hybrids, but depending on your usage you might not need to use much fuel.

gzoom

Model 3 can tow

northwalesd

gzoom wrote: »

Model 3 can tow

Only 910 kgs

shinytop

gzoom wrote: »

Model 3 can tow

Still too big and too expensive for me.

AdrianC

shinytop wrote: »

Still too big and too expensive for me.

You're going to be pushing it if you want a decent-weight tow-car that's smaller than Golf-/Focus- sized.

shinytop

AdrianC wrote: »

You're going to be pushing it if you want a decent-weight tow-car that's smaller than Golf-/Focus- sized.

I suppose a Model 3 is only a little bit bigger than a Golf/Focus and my current tow vehicle (Mazda3). I could live with that but not the £42k price:eek:. I only need to tow a trailer for motorcycles and tip runs.

50Twuncle

Same here
I will wait until EV's drop in price to nearer £20k for a "mainstream" car and even then - only if IC cars are no longer available \!