Diesel & petrol alternatives? Your thoughts please

Posted on 14/09/2017 14:26 by KellyHenderson

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.

Posted on 01/10/2019 20:45 by The Walters

Hi fellow caravanners

I have towed for the last 3 years with a  2L Diesel Octavia Estate. I need to change the car and I am keen to consider a petrol engine. I have been looking at the tow car awards and I am aware that KIA do a petrol injection engine as does SEAT.

I would like to hear from anyone who tows with a petrol engine, if you can let me know your thoughts on pro's and con's Iwould really appreciate it.

Thanks folks

  

Posted on 30/12/2019 14:51 by geoffeales

I take my hat off to Mike McMahon for his letter in this month's magazine, suggesting that car manufacturers should develop an industry standard battery for electric cars so that instead of wasting time waiting for your battery to recharge you could simply exchange it for a fully charged one in minutes. The sceptic within me fears the industry may never agree on the grounds of cost/design/connections etc., but what a brilliant idea if they did. Mike - I salute you!

Posted on 30/12/2019 22:04 by EmilysDad

The trouble with that idea is that you'd have no idea how good your replacement battery was. It might be a brand new battery, fully charged and capable of giving something like the quoted range or it might be a battery on its last legs and even fully charged will just about get you across town. I see this at work when swapping batteries on a fork truck ... some fully charged batteries last & other don't