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Looking at another forum which I've posted about elsewhere I couldn't help but notice a posting that forecast apocalypse for tuggers.
Given my recent thread about electric/hybrid motorhomes it sort of touched on similar areas and attracted my attention.
The OP postulated that with all the electric cars that are being developed throughout the world (often with governmental assistance) there's a very high chance that they'll be taking a substantial part of the new car market within a few (2 to 3 he said) years. However apparently these cars will not be able to tow caravans. Hence his position that the caravan market will die within a few years.
I'm not so sure this would be the case. I don't think that 4WD cars are going to be electric in the near future and they seem to be the tuggers weapon of choice. Even if the saloon/hatch/estate go all-electric their owners will surely just switch to a Chelsea tractor if they're vanners?
The other possibility is they'll all become 'chuggers' like us, because if caravans die for lack of motive power I can't see delivery vans going electric. If pulling weight is a problem for the electric motors it's highly unlikely that we'll get an electric Ducato or Tranny. If the van chassis are still available then surely they'll still be converted to motorhomes?
SDA
Given my recent thread about electric/hybrid motorhomes it sort of touched on similar areas and attracted my attention.
The OP postulated that with all the electric cars that are being developed throughout the world (often with governmental assistance) there's a very high chance that they'll be taking a substantial part of the new car market within a few (2 to 3 he said) years. However apparently these cars will not be able to tow caravans. Hence his position that the caravan market will die within a few years.
I'm not so sure this would be the case. I don't think that 4WD cars are going to be electric in the near future and they seem to be the tuggers weapon of choice. Even if the saloon/hatch/estate go all-electric their owners will surely just switch to a Chelsea tractor if they're vanners?
The other possibility is they'll all become 'chuggers' like us, because if caravans die for lack of motive power I can't see delivery vans going electric. If pulling weight is a problem for the electric motors it's highly unlikely that we'll get an electric Ducato or Tranny. If the van chassis are still available then surely they'll still be converted to motorhomes?
SDA