First vid of towing real world UK that i have seen.    (Any on a track with an empty car, boot and unladen caravan seem pretty pointless.)

 

IMO just 100-120 miles of range in a small EV / small battery EV can be a PITA,

but having to unhitch a van to get a charge with a tow vehicle could soon lose the shine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited 29 March, 20224 yr by roottoot

I just need the car and the caravan and that will be me charging the car free at supermarkets and powering the caravan.

I am only about £55,000 short of living the cheap life.

 

 

 

 

 

Al-Ko have a new caravan/trailer chassis coming to help EV's https://www.alko-tech.com/uk/next-generation-trailer-platform 

 

 

Bottom vid and the usual error.

  Not really thinking while understanding 'an awful lot of juice!'.

If he went to a Super Market and went on a 'Fast Charger' that is Free then in 1 hour he might get 6.6 maybe 7 kWh. 

so maybe 25 miles added.  30 minutes obviously 1/2 that.

But if on a Rapid 50 kW, maybe a PodPoint @ 28 pence a kWh and he gets 35 kWh that is £9.80.

If it gets 45 kWh of a charge then that is £12.60.

 

 

 

 

Edited 8 July, 20223 yr by roottoot

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bump for @Stonekeeper

 

Bays / chargers with cables like this are not common but there are once around in Scotland.

 

 

Edited 23 September, 20232 yr by toot

Thank you

 

it's a shame his comparison at the end is slightly flawed

 

The airstream 534 and Navaro combination.  The airstream weighs 1645kg with payload included puts 1800kg compared to the caravan he ended up towing in the video

 

His miles per kw relies on a significant amount "free" and the price of diesel has  dropped

 

Public ev charging https://www.carwow.co.uk/guides/running/cost-of-running-an-electric-car

 

Taking that into account the figures are not so impressive and adding in the messing about unkooking to charge i am not sure it would be enjoyable.

 

I think i will wait for better infrastructure before going full ev

 

Still tempted by a mhev or phev though if i can find one?

Edited 23 September, 20232 yr by Stonekeeper

His Free charging days are pretty much gone now.

& Highland regional council public rapid charging is 70 pence a kWh so around Inveness and north of is damn expensive charging where the infrastructure id dire.

 

Wallyford park and ride in that video is now 35 or 45 pence a kWh on 7 kW (Fast chargers) SLOW.

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65 pence offpeak & 88 pence peak times on Rapids, so to get 50 kW charging or 100 /150.     Crazy prices IMO.

 

35 of 36 chargers available right now.   No wonder.

Edited 23 September, 20232 yr by toot

We had to tell a customer on our campsite that - no, you can't "just" plug your EV in a "spare" hookup and charge it for free as whenever you want while you're on our campsite. 🙄 

There are caravan / residential sites with chargers.    One cracker I know has a wind turbine that brings in £250,000 a year and charge £1 a kWh for EV charging.   At least that chargers were not grant funded by CPS.    There are places that did or do have those and for the first year when they were supposed to give free charging they just put the chargers as out of order and used them for their own vehicles.. 

 

A not very efficient EV even when Solo.  2,000 kG Max tow weight though.

 

 

 

Edited 18 November, 20241 yr by Ootohere