Nope not at all, but thought it may be interesting for others! A caravan with two or more people will drain the battery a lot more as more than one shower etc. Also many people have TVs. You would still need a 12v battery for motor mover and E&P system. Gas for when you are off each day to recharge the EV.So you're beginning to see these EV things might not be so bad after all?
For towing under its tow range - brilliant - no drawback at all (120 - 130 miles for me). For more than that, you definitely have to "want" to make it work. But its gonna get better!I am not totally convinced how soon EV’s will be viable as tow cars for the masses. As I run an EV as an everyday car I am convinced that they will replace internal combustion engined vehicle's and sooner than most people think.
@Tobes we are always looking for decent off grid sites where did you stay near Brecon?
Lovely Views, but the grass looks a bit long. 😀😂😀solar panel almost in the shade. 😎For towing under its tow range - brilliant - no drawback at all (120 - 130 miles for me). For more than that, you definitely have to "want" to make it work. But its gonna get better!
The CL was Pentwyn Cantref. A few miles outside Brecon with amazing views. View attachment 3034
Yeah - the field is an SSSI. They are not allowed to mow it from spring to mid summer when the flowers have gone. There is a much shorter grass section to the left of the picture, with even better views, but all the sensible spots were taken by the time we got there. The panel on the ground is our 60w briefcase pannel - it augments the 100w one on the roof, so a bit of shade is not a big problemLovely Views, but the grass looks a bit long. 😀😂😀solar panel almost in the shade. 😎
For towing under its tow range - brilliant - no drawback at all (120 - 130 miles for me). For more than that, you definitely have to "want" to make it work. But its gonna get better!
The CL was Pentwyn Cantref. A few miles outside Brecon with amazing views. View attachment 3034
I've come to terms with the fact that I don't expect EVs to meet my caravanning requirements before the point when I give up caravanning - but I am expecting to replace our "shopping" car with an EV in the near future as 100 mile WLTP range will be adequate for that. The low annual mileage of this car would mean it'll never be economic to switch to EV as the "fuel" saving will never match the cost to change - but I'll be doing a bit for the planet.We have had an EV for just over a year. Can’t tow with it, but my experience as an everyday drive. I have far less range anxiety now than I did. I can charge at home and 99% is done there. It has a real world range of 250 miles so the need to charge is a rarity. In fact last year after about 3 months we deliberately did a trip, with the battery too low to do the round trip. This was to force us to try and charge and it wasn’t a problem. Currently with it is costing us about 2p per mile. Compare this to the car it replaced a Skoda superb assuming that it averaged 50mpg if I assume diesel at £1.70 per litre I calculate that equals 15.5p per mile. Even if you wish to substitute in other figures that is a huge saving.
In terms of driving I can’t get over how smooth it is because it doesn’t have a gear box as such a single gear takes you from 0-104mph. In comparison our tow car which is a 2015 Touareg with an 8 spd box feels kind of clunky in comparison.
I am not totally convinced that EV’s will become mainstream tow vehicle's. I hope I am wrong because they have a lot going for them because they are high torque and heavy, they just need the range to tow. But as someone said two out of three ain’t bad😄
Our 1996 Corolla gets over 40mpg, but hardly does 2000 miles a year so not an incentive for us to change to an EV and have a lot of unnecessary debt.I've come to terms with the fact that I don't expect EVs to meet my caravanning requirements before the point when I give up caravanning - but I am expecting to replace our "shopping" car with an EV in the near future as 100 mile WLTP range will be adequate for that. The low annual mileage of this car would mean it'll never be economic to switch to EV as the "fuel" saving will never match the cost to change - but I'll be doing a bit for the planet.
Interesting that your Touareg transmission is "clunky" by comparison - given that it's one of the smoothest available.
Can EVs be flat towed - or do they need to go on a trailer?I think sites will soon need to provide charging points to allow EV's to charge. The use of the hook up via the caravan could work with hybrids needing only enough for about 30 miles but full EV's would take far too long, In addition the power taken to charge the car would limit the use of other things in the caravan to the point where it would not be worthwhile. Possibly it would only be feasible over night or possibly during the day if you are out and not using the car.
It is possibly more use with a small car towed by a motorhome as it would not need the same amount of power.
The CAMH does allow charging via the caravan but charges for this although I do not know what the take up of this is.
There are quite a few PHEVs using it. for the £2 a night, it was worth it. theI think sites will soon need to provide charging points to allow EV's to charge. The use of the hook up via the caravan could work with hybrids needing only enough for about 30 miles but full EV's would take far too long, In addition the power taken to charge the car would limit the use of other things in the caravan to the point where it would not be worthwhile. Possibly it would only be feasible over night or possibly during the day if you are out and not using the car.
It is possibly more use with a small car towed by a motorhome as it would not need the same amount of power.
The CAMH does allow charging via the caravan but charges for this although I do not know what the take up of this is.
My spreadsheet at current UK petrol costs show our EV donig 130mpg.on our current leccy tariff.
My daytime tariff is going from 13p to 30p on April 2nd. Night time from 5p to 7.5p. That will add 50% to the cost per mile taking me to 3p per mile from 2p per mile.And on your new leccy tariff from tomorrow ?