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Hybrid car for towing
- Thread starter Steam
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Who's being "forced" away from diesel cars?
Remember you won't get the hybrid advantage when towing as the regenerative braking only works for the car's brakes.
You need to give a budget and/or capacity limit for your car purchase - there's certainly several expensive hybrids which will tow that weight - eg VW Touareg hybrid has a kerbweight of 2,360 kg and a towing limit of 3,500 kg
Plenty of decent two year old diesels on the market still, so why not get one of those rather than a Hybrid.
The regeneration works by using the electric motor, in reverse, as a generator, the actual brakes are not utilised in any way. As the car slows down the motor/generator resists and in doing so generates power, think of it as an additional (huge) alternator.
Mel
Moderator
I am not getting into the whether or not you are forced from diesel. I am also looking at PHEV options for the further on future as an active choice. I will also be interested in any suggestions for decent PHEV options with good towing capacity.
Mel
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