Diesel & petrol alternatives? Your thoughts please

KellyHenderson replied on 14/09/2017 14:26

KellyHenderson

Posted on 14/09/2017 14:26

Good Afternoon,

Hopefully you have now received your September Club Magazine and read the Ask Your Club article (see attached photo) regarding the future of caravanning post 2040.

Have you already changed your vehicle from diesel to petrol?

Is anyone already towing with a hybrid? Maybe a Tesla Model X?

Has the news affected your plans for your next towcar?

It will also be interesting to see how motorhomes evolve into hybrids and/or electric models, which alternative to diesel would you prefer to buy; Hybrid or electric?

Are you concerned about so few alternatives to diesel at the moment? Would you choose petrol instead if they were more widely available? There is now a VW T6 camper with a petrol engine available.

Has this news made you think about switching to a car and caravan? Equally would caravanners consider trading in their car and caravan to purchase a hybrid or electric motorhome?

From the questions above, we would love to have your feedback.

One thing is for sure, there will be some interesting times ahead.

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ChocolateTrees replied on 23/02/2022 18:05

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Posted on 23/02/2022 17:44 by JVB66

It is in either your or oneputs posts

Posted on 23/02/2022 18:05

Ah - in the out of date AutoExpress article posted by Oneput.

There are some very good reasons for this. Chiefly, the extra weight of a caravan could cause the car’s motors and brakes to struggle.

Yeah, for small EV like the ZoE or e208, possibly the case, in the same way as it’s true for say a Clio or petrol 208.

But for larger new cars that have the weight and power to support towing, they are being homologated.

p.s. the website performance today is abysmal!!!

Rocky 2 buckets replied on 23/02/2022 18:23

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Posted on 23/02/2022 17:44 by JVB66

It is in either your or oneputs posts

Posted on 23/02/2022 18:23

I see your trolling of folk you disagree with hasn’t got any better JV. If you don’t know what you are talking about-don’t talk at all is my advice to you. You don’t like EV’s so why play these games with folk who are acting in good faith🤷🏻‍♂️

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JVB66 replied on 23/02/2022 18:23

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Campervanner from Hertfordshire

Posted on 23/02/2022 18:05 by ChocolateTrees

Ah - in the out of date AutoExpress article posted by Oneput.

There are some very good reasons for this. Chiefly, the extra weight of a caravan could cause the car’s motors and brakes to struggle.

Yeah, for small EV like the ZoE or e208, possibly the case, in the same way as it’s true for say a Clio or petrol 208.

But for larger new cars that have the weight and power to support towing, they are being homologated.

p.s. the website performance today is abysmal!!!

Posted on 23/02/2022 18:23

I knew it was posted by someone

I have jus given up trying to book a site ,the whole website has been like it all day ,but I would expect the IT? Staff are at Birmingham trying desperately to show visitors how good this website is,

Tinwheeler replied on 23/02/2022 18:28

Tinwheeler

Campervanner from Cornwall

Posted on 23/02/2022 18:23 by JVB66

I knew it was posted by someone

I have jus given up trying to book a site ,the whole website has been like it all day ,but I would expect the IT? Staff are at Birmingham trying desperately to show visitors how good this website is,

Posted on 23/02/2022 18:28

So it was a third party article and not something you should have directly attributed to another poster. Get your facts right, JV!

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Posted on 23/02/2022 18:23 by Rocky 2 buckets

I see your trolling of folk you disagree with hasn’t got any better JV. If you don’t know what you are talking about-don’t talk at all is my advice to you. You don’t like EV’s so why play these games with folk who are acting in good faith🤷🏻‍♂️

Posted on 23/02/2022 18:59

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brue replied on 23/02/2022 19:04

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Posted on 23/02/2022 19:04

It is about facts David, dissent is another matter.

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ChocolateTrees replied on 23/02/2022 19:47

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Caravanner from Northamptonshire

Posted on 23/02/2022 16:46 by

The Manchester CAZ has been put on hold for the moment because there has been insufficient Government money set aside to replace older vehicles and taxis, and since EV do not pay Emission Zone charges to me that's a scrapage scheme albeit one without enough money to make it work..

Posted on 23/02/2022 19:47

The clean air zone in Manchester (and the other cities it applies to) requires you have a car that complies with EURO6 or better. That’s petrol newer than 2012 and diesel newer than 2016.

There is no requirement buy an EV or even a brand new car.
Once again, this is not a scrapage scheme that is pushing EVs.

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