We’ve been towing boats with EVs since 2021 with good outcomes, however we thought we’d attempt to check the aptitude slightly additional not too long ago. What in case you might use an EV to tow two boats, eradicating the emissions of a second automobile utterly?
To do that we sourced a double trailer and loaded up our Mannequin Y with two boats and 4 sailors for a weekend crusing occasion. The regatta venue was 115km from our place to begin and the EV made gentle work of towing the considerably bigger load.
Aerodynamics definitely have an effect on the vitality consumption and the elevated second boat is positioned proper out of the slipstream of the automotive, and so creates appreciable drag at freeway speeds.
A Kia EV9 with its bigger tailgate peak could also be a greater answer for this towing configuration, however regardless the Mannequin Y made the journey with effectivity of round 25kwhr/100km, which is cheap and nonetheless gives a helpful and workable quantity of vary.
There have been sadly no charging amenities on the regatta venue so we weren’t in a position to recharge till the return journey the place a cease of 10 minutes on the Tesla supercharger noticed us refill the battery sufficiently to make it residence with a snug margin of cost.
Admittedly this journey was not a Nullabor crossing towing a two-tonne camper, however it demonstrates that EVs are able to many features together with towing massive masses in sure circumstances.
Anybody contemplating an EV however postpone by perceived constraints on their functionality ought to guarantee they consider the potential rigorously as they might discover that an EV is definitely able to doing way more than first thought.
For the time being, EVs will proceed to quietly show themselves as succesful household automobiles for a lot of functions across the nation.
Final yr, Monty Lang wrote considered one of our favorite tales Tesla Mannequin 3 tows boat 3200km on epic highway journey costing half the worth of diesel serving to dispel myths about EV capabilities.