Depends on the car, could most petrol cars have driven around it?
All of that's true. But Tesla make it easy. Drive to suc. Battery automatically conditions on the way for faster charging. Pop the flap and plug in (very like a petrol pump). Charge. Disconnect, drive off.
Will an electric car tow a caravan ? Apparently they will but the nut kicker comes when it needs to recharge mid journey as most recharging points are built for just the car , so you would have to unhitch the caravan and leave in a safe place while charging the car .. and hope it’s still there when you return ..me I’m sticking to my 2.2 litre turbo diesel .
Actually there is kinda. Tesla can do it because they control the process from beginning to end, i.e. it's a Tesla car that is designed to speak to Tesla chargers via a Tesla app. It's not quite so simple for other makes using Tesla chargers (though still good).
Interesting.
Motorway charging. Park caravan in a space. Unhitch and hitch lock. Fuel. Reverse process.Will an electric car tow a caravan ? Apparently they will but the nut kicker comes when it needs to recharge mid journey as most recharging points are built for just the car , so you would have to unhitch the caravan and leave in a safe place while charging the car .. and hope it’s still there when you return ..me I’m sticking to my 2.2 litre turbo diesel .
Motorway charging. Park caravan in a space. Unhitch and hitch lock. Fuel. Reverse process.
Remote area charging a little more complicated but very often they are right next to car parks. Just like you would avoid tiny petrol stations when towing.
It's like you're looking for reasons not to buy one
At fast approaching 80 I can’t really justify spending upwards of £30K on a car that will exactly what the one I have does .. that’s not an excuse it’s a plain and simple fact .. and that’s of course if I had the money in the first place , doubt whether I could get pcp or finance at my age anyway ..Motorway charging. Park caravan in a space. Unhitch and hitch lock. Fuel. Reverse process.
Remote area charging a little more complicated but very often they are right next to car parks. Just like you would avoid tiny petrol stations when towing.
It's like you're looking for reasons not to buy one
Of course, the 1.2 billion people driving cars with internal combustion engines (according to Google's AI) are wrong and the 60 million driving cars with electric engines are right.
Give us the figures for 1900 then.Of course, the 1.2 billion people driving cars with internal combustion engines (according to Google's AI) are wrong and the 60 million driving cars with electric engines are right.
Having watched the video, I very much doubt it. But even if your Tesla could, it really takes a proper, working off-roader where scratches don't matter.With variable height suspension and all wheel drive even my giant Tesla could probably do that.
Some diesel 4x4s could have cleared the road for others
I'm really not sure what point you were trying to make. Probably 90% of cars could not have driven round that tree, ice or ev, it has no meaning in this thread.
The billion or so driving cars with internal combustion engines and the billions more driving lorries, tractors and everything else with internal combustion engines must be wrong, eh? What a strange upside down world we live in,
As long as somebody other than marketeers have checked their numbers
But you're right, 800 mille range from 100kwh is the real fact here. I could charge at home for 7 quid then drive from London to Edinburgh and back. Or go on a motoring tour of Wales.
My guess though is that if these batteries are so efficient they would actually fit much smaller packs. Create a very cheap car with 200 mile range which could be charged about as fast as filling with petrol (I refuse to believe anybody can stop at a petrol station, fill up, pay and drive off safely in less than 5 minutes. I bet the average is close to 10)
Literally, on my way home so around 1pm on a Sunday afternoon. Traffic on the surrounding roads was pretty busy & queuing! 
It doesn't bother me, so long as the government recovers the tax lost by people using the roads and not paying their share of the taxes to maintain those roads. Once the government sends a (back dated) bill to those drivers who charge their cars from the domestic electricity supply, I'll be just as happy with them as with any other driver.
so you are angry and bitter because people are choosing a cheaper greener way then?
Yes, because if EV's are all that's being made then people have no choice but to buy an EV.
If Ford decided to make all their small cars EV only, then people who want a small Ford would HAVE to buy an EV because of manufacturer AVAILABILITY
Same as new Jaguar. You want a Jaguar? It HAS to be EV - Manufacturer availability.
Want a Vauxhall Astra? Ahhh, then there's a choice between petrol of EV - Personal choice.
You need to remember that Andrew doesn't think man-made climate change is a thing.
Yes, because if EV's are all that's being made then people have no choice but to buy an EV.
If Ford decided to make all their small cars EV only, then people who want a small Ford would HAVE to buy an EV because of manufacturer AVAILABILITY
Same as new Jaguar. You want a Jaguar? It HAS to be EV - Manufacturer availability.
Want a Vauxhall Astra? Ahhh, then there's a choice between petrol of EV - Personal choice.
