Electric Car Tug

That s a staggering increase.

Electric car tug.

David motton reveals what you need to know about electric tow cars. In summary it s a bit of a mixed bag as to the advantages and disadvantages of using an electric car to tow compared with petrol or diesel alternatives. The lotus hyper electric car will have a 0 100 km h time of under 3 seconds and a top speed of 250 mph or 321 km. The tesla model x can be fitted with a towing pack that allows the car to tow 2250kg.

Electric cars have an advantage here as they can use regenerative braking to slow down this uses the electric motor to slow the car down as well as conventional brakes. As i reference near the start of this post the general consensus appears to be with an electric tow car whatever an electric cars real world range is when it comes to towing you ll achieve about 50 of that range. There are already pure electric vehicles on sale that are able to tow. Electric tow cars range and charging rates.

But while there s every chance of you spotting an electric vehicle ev or two in your neighbourhood you re much less likely to see one at a caravan park. The only battery electric vehicle bev currently on the market that can tow a trailer is the tesla model x. I asked this question seriously of the hyundai kona electric which for my wife and i looks a more practical car for our purposes at around the same price as the model 3. Of course there s theory and then there s practice.

Now that s a very broad generalisation. With a hefty kerbweight of almost 2 5 tonnes even large twin axle caravans make sensible matches. What s the best alternative fuel car for you. Any variant of the r1s can tow.

Sales of electric cars went up by 144 last year. Today s electric tow cars. This is going to change and quite soon. So you want to do the right thing and buy an electric or hybrid car but you also need to tow a caravan or trailer occasionally.

Having said all this there are a handful of electrified vehicles that are certified for towing. Lotus evija will start production in 2020. For a while the tesla model x was the only electric car homologated for towing but now it s been joined by a handful of others the audi e tron and mercedes eqc can tow up to 1 800kg and the.