Towing with an EV

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This video is in response to my my earlier video about towing a caravan from Scotland to Germany with an EV. In that video I report back on the various experiences of charging the car while towing the caravan, and tell you the range of the EV when towing the caravan. Check it out here:    • EV towing a caravan to Germany from S...  

This video is split into sections as follows:

00:00 - Introduction
01:00 - The advantages of towing a caravan with an EV
06:45 - The disadvantages of towing a caravan with an EV
10:44 - Truths and Myths about towing with an EV
11:08 - Pushing the EV agenda?
11:25 - Are EVs REALLY 'Green'?
12:10 - Does the electricity for EVs come from burning coal?
13:09 - Can you pay more to charge an EV than using petrol?
14:36 - Can we generate enough electricity to cope with EV uptake?
15:25 - Will the battery be useless in just a few years?
16:22 - Will Hydrogen Technology make BEVs redundant?
18:47 - What about Solid State Batteries?
19:35 - Is an EV for me?
22:31 - My New Newsletter 'Electric Touring'


ERRORS AND AMENDMENTS

If there are any errors to be corrected or amendments to be made, they will be listed here:

2/10/22: Gridserve has just announced a price increase to a maximum of 66p/kWh, which is still cheaper (just) than the 70p cut-off point for towing.



SOURCES

The greatest source used for information in this video is personal experience of towing a caravan with an EV.

Other sources are:

DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOUR

Seth Meyers, Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/bl...

FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY POLICY INFLUENCE

The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/...

WHEN DO EVS BECOME GREENER THAN COMBUSTION ENGINED CARS?

Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/business/auto...

RENEWABLE ENERGY

UK - National Grid: https://www.nationalgrid.com/stories/....

Scotland - Full Fact: https://fullfact.org/environment/scot...

WHERE WILL THE UK'S FUTURE ENERGY SUPPLY COME FROM?

Parliament UK: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/...

HOW LONG DOES AN EV BATTERY LAST?

Car Magazine: https://www.carmagazine.co.uk/electri...

HYDROGEN

Is Hydrogen a viable alternative to Battery EVs?
Murgitroyd - Dr Alan Jones and Dr Martin Neilson, lexology.com:
https://www.lexology.com/library/deta...

Auto Express: https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/electri...

Recharge: https://www.rechargenews.com/transiti...

SOLID STATE BATTERIES:

Financial Times: https://www.ft.com/content/8409972a-6...


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