5 April

Lots of criticism of EVs from those who say they can't tow because it destroys their range. To take a common towing vehicle, a Toyota Landcruiser. Towing a caravan for example about DOUBLES its fuel consumption. Petrols and diesels try to get around this by having much bigger fuel tanks in these towing vehicles, 110L or more. Even doing that, range is only about 600 km. If you doubled the size of the battery in an EV, it'll tow, just as doubling the amount of fuel and size of fuel-tanks in an ICE allows it to tow. And the EV will use only 10-20% as much energy to do the same towing, because it has much more torque than any petrol or diesel, and doesn't waste any of it out the exhaust. Also long-distance towing is an even tinier subset of Australians than the 3-5% who tow anything at all. For everyday towing, when you're not doing the Big Lap, an EV is a much better towing vehicle.