they can tow a trailer or boat, of course the range reduces, much like an ICE car.
I have actually done some towing with EV's, most recently a Merc EQB towing a pair of jet skis with the family on board and enough luggage for weekend to Jindabyne. We do this long weekend trip regularly and the ICEV makes the Sydney to Jindabyne trip in around 4.5 hours non stop, we do have 2 drivers of course. We leave around 4.30 am and we are on the water by 9.30 am after a quick breakfast, refuel once in Jindabyne over the weekend and then drive home, also no need to stop. Fuel consumption around 10% worse than driving around town unloaded.
In comparison the EBC with it's 66 kWh battery wouldn't make it there without a recharging stop as it was using 21 kWh per 100 km on the freeway, around town it uses around 15 kWh. The towing effect is a minus 40% in the range stakes, a family of 4 plus luggage plus towing really kills the economy. As a result the range anxiety starts kicking in and we make a stop at the fast charger in Canberra, near the airport. That's a 45 minute stop plus 10 minutes to get off the freeway to the recharger, luckily no queuing for a recharger. This means on the water at around 11 am after a quick morning tea stop.
While we are in Jindabyne I recharge it again while we have dinner because there are no fast chargers there and I know it's going to take 2.5 hours. Then a 55 minute stop at the fast charger in Goulburn on the way home, plus 15 minutes driving off the freeway.
That weekend we spent a total of 4 1/2 hours recharging the EQB compared to 5 minutes refueling the ICEV. Admittedly for the slow recharge in Jindabyne we went to the closest pub rather than our usual restaurant, so it was a gastronomical step down.
In summary, yes you can tow with EV, but you need to make sure you have enough time to waste recharging 2 to 3 times more often than the average ICEV tow master. Plus instead of a 5 minute refuel you need to allow 45 minutes minimum at a fast charger and 3 or 4 times that at a slow charger.
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