Tesla model X

Also if a battery will exist to move a motorhome as you suggest, which are heavier than cars, then it will have the power to move a lighter car plus caravan. The weights of the two will be the same? Simple physics should have told you that from your schooldays.

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Oh Dear Corners., I would have expected a School Worker like yourself would have understood aerodynamics. For your information, towing performance is not calculated by static weight alone. There is the drag factor of two vehicles when towing a large box with the aerodynamics of a brick through air resistance, which has to be taken into account when considering power requirements.

Any school pupil will explain this to you. 

K 

really K? so at the moment have you noticed all those cars towing caravans? It appears to work now with current models why should things change , are you suggesting that future cars and caravans will be shaped differently? But once again I suggest you read the OP, the tesla now can tow a caravan.  But is there an electric MH?

As been said before you cannot change the laws of physics. Nice try though

I suspect the laws of physics will also have a bearing on e-MHs. 

I'm thinking lack of storage as space will be needed to accommodate the massive batteries and no payload allowance due to the weight of said batteries. 

My nephew has a Tesla S which cannot tow. He had looked into the various models and understood the realistic towing range of the X was about 100 miles. In practice this rules it out for caravans but might suit those needing to tow short distances with other trailers. There is little doubt though that in time the problem will be solved.

The big problem for us it that charging points tend to be set up for solo cars, and unless this changes we will have severe problems recharging when on the road as the caravan would have to be left elsewhere and this might not be feasible.

Tesla guarantee the batteries for 10 years, so the cost may not be the problem first thought although it is too early to say if they will last or there will be a lot of guarantee claims.

I have a Tesla Model X....the standard range.  We took delivery of this on 6th Sep.

.....and i have a 2018 Compass Casita 840 weighing in at an mtlpm of approx 1734 kg and its the 8ft wide and 26ft long too

I towed for the first time after doing loads of research and it was amazing!

By far the best towing experience i’ve ever had....better than any diesel or petrol, manual and automatic.

It typically uses double the battery.....we went from West Yorkshire to Morecambe on a Friday afternoon after school.  

We had 234 miles in the battery when we set off and arrived 70 miles later with 100 miles left in the Battery.

It pulled like there was nothing on the back and because there is no gear changing in the engine (both manuals and auto’s have a lag), the acceleration was instant, at one point i checked to make sure the my van was still attached to the A frame!

The car comes with a Tow mode and a little camera that allows you to keep an eye on your hitch whilst towing.

Upon arriving at the camp site....Tesla provide you with a 3 pin industrial socket to charge from the caravan connection, so when not using the full mains in the caravan, we charged the car.  This type of connection gave approx 12 miles for every hour it was on charge....ideal to get out and explore.

Anyway....it was amazing....i’ve attached a photo below

I do think it’ll restrict our distances with our breaks away, maybe even encouraging more overnight stops on to our final destination....however when you arrive and have not paid for any fuel....that leaves you with a nice little smug feeling.

Any questions, please ask...i’ve found it a mine field trying to get any British people to give advice on towing with an EV.

Manu thanks

Paul

Great post Paul.

We’ve had our 2017 MX for 3 years now and are about to take delivery of a new one.  Our current one is a standard range one and at the time they didn’t come with tow packs as standard but the new one we’re getting is the long range (actually we’re getting a p100 but the achievable range is the same really) with a tow pack. We’ve been thinking of caravans for years and most places we’d go to are JUST within a 100 mile range but we’d need a big van (4 kids plus us 2). I might see if we can rent/borrow one to try it all out.  If I do, I’ll post the results on here.

All the charge units in motorway services seem to be in the car parking areas .How due you charge with a big caravan on the back without unhitching ? And most motorway service areas marked as caravan parking are nearly always full of HGVs so even if chargers were put here you would probably not get near them.....

It might be worth bearing in mind that since the posts of 2018/19, the club has stipulated that EVs can only be charged on club sites via the caravan and cannot be charged directly from the bollard.

Also, additional fees are levied for EV charging.

I must admit I am impressed, unfortunately a Tesla is beyond my budget, but it just goes to show the technology is getting there.

Hopefully we are going for a new Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV in June if the showrooms open and will tow a Swift Conqueror 480.

Hydrogen is probably the long term solution. Its the only real solution for trucks and buses (around 100 in UK at the moment).