Is the future of caravaning limited?

the Tesla i was in yesterday seemed an interesting proposition.

200+ miles, cheap to charge, massive torque for towing....

however, expensive at 'from £60k'....

Yep, the Model X has an excellent towing limit, but still a tad short in range at the moment, though I'm sure it will come.

Up to 7.5 ton delivery vans/trucks [perhaps now 12 ton] now run on electricity for town deliveries so as that market matures and technology improves, caravanners might see the benefits in the car market but motorhomers should see the benefits. As already mentioned, it seems to be battery capacity and availability of electricity that are problems. I doubt electric cars are the future anyway and we'll find something else works better.

I didnt realise the Greens were in power. we dont have enough electricity generating capacity to meet current demand let alone charging an electric based personal transport system (cars). The only reason EV and hybrid car sales are rising is due to the 100% tax relief for business purchases. Private sales are almost non existant. 

Locally there are car parking spaces in prime positions for electric cars only.  Everyone else can be fined for parking there.  This is in a small rural town.  The infrastructure is being put into place.  Maybe the future is coming quicker than you think.

I have often observed those, never seen one in use yet for charging

The ones here are used.  Not all the time, but there are a few different cars ùsing them.   

Oh I have seen the spaces used by electric/hybrids occasionally. Never seen one actually charging though

Caravanning will still continue in the future.  But towcars will become much lighter and fuel efficient. This means that caravans will have to be much smaller and lighter.  Those massive caravans pulled by chelsea tractors will become extinct.

Cheers...........K

Of course it depends if we go down the route of batteries recharged from the mains. Fuel cell technology is developing. There is even talk of a small one to power a mobile phone. A lot can happen in 20 years.

I've thought this for a while about the future of caravanning, but who knows what will happen in reality.  It could be that advances in technology will find a way, or it could be that the whole system of 'caravanning' will be based upon statics.

Does the technology already exist to be able to pull heavier objects like caravans.  If the old electric milk floats could manage to transport crates of milk bottles, then perhaps an electric vehicle can be designed to tow a caravan?  How will the transport industry get on with heavy lorries etc??

David