This is amazing and very interesting. I am hoping in 2 yrs time things will be a bit better with the range for towing a caravan. That’s a bit too short for me. Thanks for being so honest and groundbreaking in your endeavors. Very helpful! Keep up the good work.
I'm really enjoying this series. Using the heater in our Leaf drastically reduces range, much more than cooling. It's not just the lack of noise when driving it's also the lack of vibration. In total, driving an EV is much less fatiguing than an ICE. Great music.
Thanks Andrew for your flog on the EV towing the caravan, it is convincing me even more that a electric car towing my caravan is not for me . Because I live in the Highlands and do a lot of traveling with the van I think having to stop to charge the car every 80 to 100 miles and factor in the time on the charger my journey times could double.
You have introduced me to some great music over the years. Skerryvore being my favourite. I've been to a few of their gigs. The music in this video is good too. I love the way you make sure you credit artists properly. 👍
Hi Andrew nice to meet you again great to talk to you nice to see Dougal for the first time seen him plenty of times on your videos love North Ledaig really enjoying your video been watching a few videos regarding electric cars enjoyed your in-depth with cost and towing Caravan looking forward to your next video thanks again Tom.
Thank you very much Andrew for this review 👍 The scène is beautifull. We are going away next week for 3 weeks with the caravan touring to the south of france .🇨🇵 Great vidéo Thank you 👍
Hi Andrew, loved this Video, the beautiful scenic views from the Ferry & the North Ledaig Camp Site absolutely stunning & the gorgeous Sunset, don't think I'd want to leave. So pleased you are enjoying your new Car, you deserve the very best! Looking forward to the next installment as always. Take Care, Lots of Love to You & Dougal 💖💖💜💜 XX XX
Hiya Andrew... wow that looks so nice.... really loved the whole video......we're doing fine too..... van is great and we're so enjoying each day we are able to go there..... cheers Paolo and Roger aka 'The Camp caravanners'
Hi Andrew, well what a change!! EV and new caravan......., yep, it goes to show, life is a dynamic series of experiences. Thank god for dynamism, I say. Consequently, I never expect any individual to remain constant or 'On Message' for too long. No matter how heart felt their message is delivered at the time they deliver it! Life, in my experience, does not work that way. Human Beings are not capable of machine like consistency, no matter how good they make it sound at the time. Although that may not sound fair, its a true reflection of human need for change. Without change, man stagnates. Its the 'Change' which allows one to grow. Without change, something sleeps inside and seldom awakens. "The sleeper must awaken"!!!
It looks absolutely awesome 👌👌 Before covid me and my partner were in the process of buying a caravan but thanks again for messing it up covid so now we have been downgraded to a tent 😕 my daughter is quite looking forward to it!!!!! I’m so jealous of people who posts videos of there caravan because I’d want one so so much!!! To who ever reads this post please share your holidays touring because it looks awesome also the video footage does too keep posting too take care of yourself look forward to watching your next video 👌👌
@@jasonnewton7969 Some of the bigger cars, Berlingo etc., can convert into campers on a temporary basis, always worth looking at single vehicle solutions too.
Whether we like it or not ev`s are the future, I think once more people start using them things will improve like more mileage etc and councils will get their act together for more charging docks for all types vehicles. Might get people to drive more sensibly and cut down on speeding hopefully
Very interesting, Andrew. Thank you. As I am a poor pensioner, it is unlikely that I will ever buy an EV. However, I am still very interested in your comparisons of the fuel costs. (I'm just a nerd!) Those campsites look stunning. I would like to go there on my motorbike. Not sure if I can make it this year. It is a long run for me (from the very south of Spain) and I am moving house this summer, so it might have to wait. My son lives near Glasgow, so I would love to do a biker trip with him around Scotland.
No place like Scotland for a bike trip Neale, that's for sure!
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Another great vid. Love how unique your content is now with both highland caravanning AND with an EV. Really looking forward to our EV coming later in the year and doing some towing with it.
Very interesting. Bought a new caravan earlier this month and saw your Airstream looking shiny & resplendent at the dealer's. Sadly too heavy for my Santa Fe to tow. But then the new van has all the mod cons with Alde central heating, more charging and TV points than you could shake a stick at, and the centre washroom and end fixed bedroom are ideal. Would have done it 2 years ago but Covid scuppered those plans as it would have been stupid to buy a new van and largely leave it parked up for 2 years! Keep the videos coming as they are all well produced and informative. Like seeing an old friend talk about my hobby/lifestyle and giving me things to think about. Hopefully 100+ nights a year in the new van. (Currently at Corbridge near Hexham in Northumberland at a £10 per night Temporary Holiday Site for 9 nights but have just arranged a trip up to Ullapool with the van for end-September. Can't wait).
As always, informative and entertaining. I'm looking at 2 berth vans to tow with my Tesla Model y next year and I intend to tour my native Scotland for 4 weeks.
Another informative vlog but for now given the infrastructure I don't see an EV being for me and my requirements though I appreciate others will be happy with one
Great video Andrew. One of our favourite sites North Ledaig. Off there in 3 weeks. The dogs love their morning walk along the path. Ordered my EV6 a month ago due Feb 2023. Keep up the good work.
Just a thought - it would be nice to know the ferry costs on your travels. We plan similar trips in the next year or 2 and I appreciate we will need to check properly (especially in a campervan) but it would give us a quick idea. 👍
Hi Tony, the reason I don't give the costs is because they vary wildly between a 6m camper van on the hop to Lochmaddy and a car towing an 8m long caravan doing the 5 hours to Castlebay. Do check out the link kindly provided, cheers!
Hi Andrew I have an hybrid car as I live in the middle of the North York Moors and like to travel to other remote areas. What happened if you for whatever reason you totally run out of power? It’s not like you get a can out and go and get some petrol. Do you have to get a tow to a charging area? Or can you put some power in the car from a generator ? I was think of doing a video about this on my channel but happy for you to use the idea if you like it Keep up the great work Best regards Dave 👍
Hi Dave, I've managed 35 years so far without running out of fuel so I'm hoping to continue! I think if the worst happened I'd call out recovery - which the Kia comes with. Cheers.
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The RAC/AA have been adding mini 5Kw diesel chargers to their fleet since 2019. So they just rock up and charge you up for a few mins so you can drive to the nearest charger.
Elderflower is my most favourite drink. I unconditionally love you Andrew. Even my Neil feels the same. It’s only your vlogs that he’s delighted to watch. Hope you’re not struggling? If you are, reach out to someone.❤️😘
Excellent video. I look forward to the one about charging on site. I believe there’s quite some mis-information about this subject. There’s a big fat gadget between the 13 amp plug and the car charger plug (looks like a large polony (!). There’s pages of caveats in my user handbook which ought to be studied. How will you get on?
Thank you so much Andrew for doing this series , after watching the first episode I was convinced that an EV is the way forward for caravanning and so our journey into the EV world has begun . Back In January this your we ordered Eriba Rockabilly and a Mini Clubman but soon after seeing your first video I cancelled the Mini and purchased a Volvo C40 , it has oodles of torque and can tow 1800 KG , we hope to have the Eriba in a few weeks and so looking forward to the experience of EV towing . Thank once again Andrew for all your advice and research .
@@andrewjditton we watched your excellent review of the Ocean , and as previously we toured with a VW California we felt that the Eriba has the same cool factor but with more space.
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We have the XC40 Recharge on order, coming in Nov. I’m yet to find anyone with real world towing experience with one (despite asking on the XC40 UK forum), but as you say, I’m assuming it’ll be good! Enjoy yours when it comes 👍
I do love your videos, looking forward to see how far you would get on one charge. I live in Kent Rochester and often tow more than 200 miles with the caravan in a day no problem how do you think you will get in one day ? Keep up your great work and give dougal a cuddle from me. Dave
So how does it work when a bunch of caravan folk all turn up to a public charging station at the same time, given that each charge will take some time ? It seems that there could be long queues if the stations only comprise one charge at a time … or am I missing something ? 🤔 Great series of enlightening videos 👏
Yeap the bollard but there a few other clues too😊 your vlog about towing with electric cars is absolutely brilliant it's certainly changed my mind about them, for us as family and the need a slightly bigger van I still think there a few years off being practical in terms of tow weight, range and charging infrastructure but given time who know where we'll be 👌
Andrew I have been catching up on your old motorhome reviews and have really enjoyed them, I am just about to purchase my first motorhome but am completely out of my depth with all that’s available, my budget is between £50,000 and 60,000 the most important thing to me is build quality , with all your experience could you point me in the direction of manufacturers you would recommend for their build quality ? I have heard horror stories about swift, elddis, autotrail, always seems to be the uk ones, have you had any experience with benimar ? Or any advice would be really appreciated. Thanks
These have been great videos and it has reaffirmed my opinion that longer journeys, especially when towing, are just impractical for the majority. Factoring in time to recharge, where to stop to recharge and having to unhook to recharge just make the journey lengthy and far less relaxing than it should be. I’ll stick to my diesel until there is a more practical way of travelling. On the “green” argument, I’m not convinced, certainly at the moment, that EV’s are green enough to warrant a change when you bear in mind how electricity is generated and how the minerals used for the batteries are mined and the processes used in making them.
Not sure where you are but the lots off green electric in most places! Unfortunately people are very misinformed about things like that or how long battery last or how little charger the is! I think electric cars are great if you have two or more cars in your house and you need to tow more then 200 miles in a day.
It would be interesting to see how the car works when travelling south instead of the train. I think the range would be a major disadvantage on a journey of several hundred miles, with too many overnight stops to charge up. I worked out that with the EV 6 it would take about at least 2 overnight stops to travel from home in Durham to the south coast. Adding costs for overnights and the time to the trip, one of the reasons why I decided against the Kia at the moment.
The Renault Zoe, and possibly other cars, can draw 22kW AC It is a shame that many cars can only draw 11kW AC, since 22kW AC on a 3 phase supply is very practical to provide.
Hi Andrew. Great series with good information. Do you think a solar set up for the caravan could work to charge the car? Would be great to think that using the cars v2l technology and caravan solar could help to become less dependent on hookup and charging.
Hi Alan, sadly you wouldn't be able to get enough panels on the caravan to get a charge into the car at a meaningful rate. You'd be looking at well over 10 times the number of (100-120w) panels that are the norm.
A great video Andrew. I have no idea why people buy electric cars, or why they think they cause less pollution, but it's worth remembering that before Rockerfeller's oil empire got going for real, in the 1800s 40% of vehicles were electric, and in fact Jay Leno has a good video about one that he has, from that era. :)
I’d love to have an EV but I’d be worried that I’d not be able to find a charger. Here in Burton upon Trent I’ve only seen two chargers at Tescos. Love to Dougal 🦴🦴
Highly entertaining watching this from Melbourne - your real-world appraisal of towing with an EV and comparison costs to your old Navara tug make for good TV, not to mention the backdrop scenery. However, as a native of Oban, could I proffer a 3rd pronunciation for you? "Lead-aig" - just roll it together with a slack jaw and you'll pass for a local!
The scenery is stunning although overcast, the video was very informative about electric car the caravan is lovely. Hope Dougal and yourself are both enjoying your journeys, stay safe and well x
Another great review, I'm wondering how long it will take goverments to raise taxes on electric transport to replace all of the lost revenue on current vehicles, there's always a catch.
Loved this video! Thank you for this series, it's been very enjoyable as per!! Wow!! The cost of the electric compared to diesel is amazing but how long will it remain that way?! The price of the EV though is the bugbear! How long will these cars last as opposed to fossil fueled cars? That will be interesting! Dougal, bless him! I don't think you'll get any excitement from him now at the end of your vids! He just wants to snooze!! Hope your brother is doing well? How is you mum too? Mine is getting very frail and can't get about very well now! Docs tomorrow, shall keep fingers crossed for better news! Take care and enjoy the rest of your trip, I shall be up there in just over 5 weeks!! Sending you & Dougal massive hugs xxx 😘🐕🥰🏴
The cars last a lot longer than fossil fuel cars, so far, there are Teslas taxis that have done hundreds of thousands of miles, with minimal battery loss. On top of that, servicing an EV is very cheap: there's no oil, filter or belts to change!
Thanks Anne! Those 5 weeks will go quick. I can't make it to either HebCelt or EDF as I'll be away on my next 'big' tour in a motorhome. Hope your mum's OK x
27p / kWh? That’s really cheap. In England, Gridserve is now 48p and Instavolt 57p and those are the most common rapid chargers you come across. Mind you, most of my charging is at home and there, on Octopus Go night time tariff, it is only 7.5p / kWh. As always, Scotland looks beautiful, though the weather is not particularly summer-like on this occasion.
I think I'll stick to petrol cars for next few years till electric cars and charging points improve. Off to Oban this week for Paddle steamer Waverley sails, not run by electric!
Aww thanks. I was thinking I was getting too old now, but then I saw a picture of Sting wearing his aged 70 and rocking the look, so maybe I'll dust them off ;)
@@andrewjditton Oh please, never! You look phenomenal. I find that men can only look better with leather pants on as they age. Truly. I’ve even seen stock photos of an 80-year old man riding motorcycles, wearing them, and he looks so badass. And you’re right about Sting. ❤️
Thanks Andrew for the honest review of your e vehicle in a towing situation. Without doubt its a very nice vehicle, however, to my mind when one has to constantly top up the tank and worry about whether the next location has suitable or operational charge points its just too much to deal with, add to that having to hang around while charging when you just may want to keep moving is too much! I live in Australia and I can't see the time when e vehicles will be practical her as the distances we cover are so vast. One reviewer here was so frustrated with charge points that he had reached the point where he was abut to call the car manufacturer to have the car transported away. This local experience is worth a look or a laugh! ua-cam.com/video/LX2et7lzJTQ/v-deo.html
I'm not quite sure what can of worms you have seemingly opened, but it isn't necessarily a good thing to leave worms canned up! The future is going to be EV, whether we like it or lump it, and all aspects of car life are going to have to adapt. The first thing that needs to happen is that the ludicrous 'pull in' style charging points need to follow the traditional method of petrol stations and be 'drive through'. Towing trailers of any shape, size or form is not going to disappear.
43kW chargers are abysmally slow! Especially with this car...it's really hampering a really good car. Sadly upgrading chargers is not something that necessarily will automatically happen: the grid and substations are often limited.... I'd be very interested in a video in an area with 150kW+ chargers.... There the optimizing of when and how far to charge becomes a thing. Well, maybe at least: it's still likely to be far enough to the next charger that you are forced to charge to a high SoC.
My Kia came with an Ionity package for 12 months, so when we head further afield over the summer we will hopefully find out. Agreed, range is not the issue as people believe, its the charging network, both speed and availability. Cheers.
Hari OM Fabulous info providing a real world guidline as of May 2022... one can't help but think this will (and, perhaps, must) change over the forthcoming months and years. The infrastructure has so far to go and surely batteries will improve and (one dreams) better onboard energy recapture and perhaps generation for emergency backup... as others have noted, too, the lifespan of the 'engines' will not be anything like the dear old ICE. Will be really interested in next week's vid with the week in parkup info, as that is something that could directly affect some decisions. Cheers (and ear chooks to Dougal), YAM xx
Of course you know what the gov will do: once everybody goes electric electricity prices at charging stations will increase to the same price point as petrol :-) Enjoy it while it lasts.
Appropos the range. My Audi says 200 miles (that’s 165ish really. Two thirds towing. Things are improving: the A6 Etron boasts 425 miles. Knock off 25% would be my guess. You have to dig deep to get one, though.
Wish Green echo electric car owners understood how planet forests being decimated to get to rare earth metals to build electric motors, these cars are huge and have chips that are expensive to produce, little 3 cylinder petrol car hyper efficient engine more echo friendly Above rant nothing about your vlog but it’s a comment and always asking for comments 😇😇😇😇
First I loved your video but sadly I have to take issue of your silent journey just imagine you are blind with or without a guide dog how do either hear your car coming to mow them over ?
Free chargers should be banned as too many people abuse them and use them instead of charging at home. Councils are also notorious for not looking after chargers letting them break down and not fixing them, luckily the Electric Highway issues are being fixed thanks to Gridserve coming in. But probably needs laws in place to ensure chargers are never down for more than a certain period before penalties start for the charging providers whoever they are Councils or otherwise. Unfortunate there wasn't any 100+kW chargers at least so far in any of those locations and 43kW is a weird figure, I would have thought 50kW but really need 100kW as new EV's such as your EV6 can charge at much higher rates even if they add another charger at some of the key locations which are 100-150kW rated and offers redundancy and that two EV's can charge simultaneously one on the older and one on the newer charger.
Agreed. I've come to the conclusion that there we be no such thing as 'range anxiety' if the charger network was robust. I think 'Charger Anxiety' is a more appropriate label!
This Shows how USELESS EV's actually are in Real use. EV's ARE A JOKE. Way under developed. Not yet properly Invented. Like Putting a Cake in the Oven for 5mins & expecting it to be Cooked perfectly. Caravan Leisure Batteries need to Charge whilst driving, to arrive on site Fully charged. Then use Fold out solar panels to top up the charge. Towed by a Petrol Car, Converted to LPG, Fit a Diesel Heater to the Caravan & use RED Diesel for heating. or caravan Gas bottles.
So thrilled that you were able to use a few of my tracks for this amazing video! Really appreciate it!!
Thank you too!
Great music Cameron. Just downloaded some tracks on iTunes.
@@chrisjh1982 thanks so much! Hope you enjoy!!
@@CameronMackayProductions Love Frozen River. So relaxing to listen too. Keep up the good work 🙂
@@chrisjh1982 really appreciate it! I certainly will and hoping to release more this summer!
MV Isle of Lewis is my old favourite. Hugely delighted it is still sailing in Scotland.
This is amazing and very interesting. I am hoping in 2 yrs time things will be a bit better with the range for towing a caravan. That’s a bit too short for me. Thanks for being so honest and groundbreaking in your endeavors. Very helpful! Keep up the good work.
Thank you for the information. It is interesting to get real world information on using an EV.
And everything is lovely as usual.
I think Dougal had exhausted himself running up that steep hill. He is looking well though 🥰 I do enjoy your tours around Scotland.
I truly love your videos! Really good content, information and filming.
I'm really enjoying this series. Using the heater in our Leaf drastically reduces range, much more than cooling. It's not just the lack of noise when driving it's also the lack of vibration. In total, driving an EV is much less fatiguing than an ICE. Great music.
YES! So much more relaxing.
Andrew I love your vlogs, thank you!
Glad you like them, thank you!
I think Andrew has been practicing...
Nice to speak to you again car park next to Lidl Fort William . Hope you made it to Morvich ok ? keep up the good work .love to Dougal
Cheers John, thanks for dropping by!
Well, this all looks familiar.. its simply stunning. Looking forward to the next.
Thanks Andrew for your flog on the EV towing the caravan, it is convincing me even more that a electric car towing my caravan is not for me . Because I live in the Highlands and do a lot of traveling with the van I think having to stop to charge the car every 80 to 100 miles and factor in the time on the charger my journey times could double.
You have introduced me to some great music over the years. Skerryvore being my favourite. I've been to a few of their gigs. The music in this video is good too. I love the way you make sure you credit artists properly. 👍
Many thanks for the ride Andrew and Dougal. Bless him. Take care.
Great video, nice to watch you out and about. We are at Morvich CAMC after doing a tour of Harris and Lewis.
It was great to meet you both - and to pap you while having your tea ;@)
Hi Andrew nice to meet you again great to talk to you nice to see Dougal for the first time seen him plenty of times on your videos love North Ledaig really enjoying your video been watching a few videos regarding electric cars enjoyed your in-depth with cost and towing Caravan looking forward to your next video thanks again Tom.
Cheers Tom! It's been great meeting so many people 'for real' on this trip :)
Thank you very much Andrew for this review 👍
The scène is beautifull. We are going away next week for 3 weeks with the caravan touring to the south of france .🇨🇵
Great vidéo Thank you 👍
Hi Andrew, loved this Video, the beautiful scenic views from the Ferry & the North Ledaig Camp Site absolutely stunning & the gorgeous Sunset, don't think I'd want to leave. So pleased you are enjoying your new Car, you deserve the very best! Looking forward to the next installment as always. Take Care, Lots of Love to You & Dougal 💖💖💜💜 XX XX
Many thanks!
Good video Andrew. Look forward to the train ride on the next one.
Bye Dougal xx
love the star of the video " Dougal"
Hiya Andrew... wow that looks so nice.... really loved the whole video......we're doing fine too..... van is great and we're so enjoying each day we are able to go there..... cheers Paolo and Roger aka 'The Camp caravanners'
Hi Andrew, well what a change!! EV and new caravan......., yep, it goes to show, life is a dynamic series of experiences. Thank god for dynamism, I say. Consequently, I never expect any individual to remain constant or 'On Message' for too long. No matter how heart felt their message is delivered at the time they deliver it! Life, in my experience, does not work that way. Human Beings are not capable of machine like consistency, no matter how good they make it sound at the time. Although that may not sound fair, its a true reflection of human need for change. Without change, man stagnates. Its the 'Change' which allows one to grow. Without change, something sleeps inside and seldom awakens. "The sleeper must awaken"!!!
Exactly!
It looks absolutely awesome 👌👌
Before covid me and my partner were in the process of buying a caravan but thanks again for messing it up covid so now we have been downgraded to a tent 😕 my daughter is quite looking forward to it!!!!! I’m so jealous of people who posts videos of there caravan because I’d want one so so much!!! To who ever reads this post please share your holidays touring because it looks awesome also the video footage does too keep posting too take care of yourself look forward to watching your next video 👌👌
Maybe an older second hand caravan may still be a reasonable price, but check for damp ingress.
@@G-ra-ha-m wish I could afford even a second hand one it’s rubbish I know
Also I know there’s worse off then me but I’d still love one!!
@@jasonnewton7969 Some of the bigger cars, Berlingo etc., can convert into campers on a temporary basis, always worth looking at single vehicle solutions too.
Another great vlogg really enjoying this series which is so interesting thank you
really loving this series of vlogs. thank you very much. xx
Whether we like it or not ev`s are the future, I think once more people start using them things will improve like more mileage etc and councils will get their act together for more charging docks for all types vehicles. Might get people to drive more sensibly and cut down on speeding hopefully
Good point Harry. I do find I'm driving slower than I did before, even though I was never a speed freak.
Loving this series. Music was great also. Really relaxing. Keep up the great work 🙂
Thank you! Will do!
Brilliant!
Very interesting, Andrew. Thank you. As I am a poor pensioner, it is unlikely that I will ever buy an EV. However, I am still very interested in your comparisons of the fuel costs. (I'm just a nerd!)
Those campsites look stunning. I would like to go there on my motorbike. Not sure if I can make it this year. It is a long run for me (from the very south of Spain) and I am moving house this summer, so it might have to wait. My son lives near Glasgow, so I would love to do a biker trip with him around Scotland.
No place like Scotland for a bike trip Neale, that's for sure!
Another great vid. Love how unique your content is now with both highland caravanning AND with an EV. Really looking forward to our EV coming later in the year and doing some towing with it.
Fantastic video Andrew. Am really thinking of getting an EV in next couple of years 👍😊
Perfect for the Basecamp, Rog! ;)
Very interesting. Bought a new caravan earlier this month and saw your Airstream looking shiny & resplendent at the dealer's. Sadly too heavy for my Santa Fe to tow. But then the new van has all the mod cons with Alde central heating, more charging and TV points than you could shake a stick at, and the centre washroom and end fixed bedroom are ideal. Would have done it 2 years ago but Covid scuppered those plans as it would have been stupid to buy a new van and largely leave it parked up for 2 years!
Keep the videos coming as they are all well produced and informative. Like seeing an old friend talk about my hobby/lifestyle and giving me things to think about.
Hopefully 100+ nights a year in the new van. (Currently at Corbridge near Hexham in Northumberland at a £10 per night Temporary Holiday Site for 9 nights but have just arranged a trip up to Ullapool with the van for end-September. Can't wait).
As always, informative and entertaining. I'm looking at 2 berth vans to tow with my Tesla Model y next year and I intend to tour my native Scotland for 4 weeks.
Still only part way in but this video is more important for everyone and not just campers...!!!
Another informative vlog but for now given the infrastructure I don't see an EV being for me and my requirements though I appreciate others will be happy with one
Great video Andrew. One of our favourite sites North Ledaig. Off there in 3 weeks. The dogs love their morning walk along the path. Ordered my EV6 a month ago due Feb 2023. Keep up the good work.
Great stuff! Enjoy North Ledaig and the EV6 when it comes :) That'll soon be you using gas so you can plug the car in to the caravan ;)
Evening Andrew and thankyou for clearing up the rough cost of charging. Cheers mate 👍
No worries! Glad you found it interesting.
Just a thought - it would be nice to know the ferry costs on your travels. We plan similar trips in the next year or 2 and I appreciate we will need to check properly (especially in a campervan) but it would give us a quick idea. 👍
@@DaleRC75 Many Thanks for that Dale 👍😀
I’ve got the car it’s just the caravan I need 👌👌😕
Hi Tony, the reason I don't give the costs is because they vary wildly between a 6m camper van on the hop to Lochmaddy and a car towing an 8m long caravan doing the 5 hours to Castlebay. Do check out the link kindly provided, cheers!
Hi Andrew
I have an hybrid car as I live in the middle of the North York Moors and like to travel to other remote areas.
What happened if you for whatever reason you totally run out of power?
It’s not like you get a can out and go and get some petrol. Do you have to get a tow to a charging area?
Or can you put some power in the car from a generator ? I was think of doing a video about this on my channel but happy for you to use the idea if you like it
Keep up the great work
Best regards Dave 👍
Hi Dave, I've managed 35 years so far without running out of fuel so I'm hoping to continue! I think if the worst happened I'd call out recovery - which the Kia comes with. Cheers.
The RAC/AA have been adding mini 5Kw diesel chargers to their fleet since 2019. So they just rock up and charge you up for a few mins so you can drive to the nearest charger.
@ oh wow so you can use a generator 👍 many thanks I will probably do a video about it now 👍
@@andrewjditton ok thanks Andrew 👍
Thanks for a Very interesting video.
Glad you enjoyed it
So informative thanks
Elderflower is my most favourite drink.
I unconditionally love you Andrew. Even my Neil feels the same. It’s only your vlogs that he’s delighted to watch.
Hope you’re not struggling?
If you are, reach out to someone.❤️😘
Andrew, Neil and I would love to send you something. Give us an idea or two?😉😂
Thanks guys, but I'm the complete opposite to someone who likes receiving gifts. Your kind comments and your support are gift enough, really!
I’m the same as you Andrew, I despise gifts as 99.9% of f the time I’ll never use them. Neil on the other hand, enjoys lots of gifts. 😉😂👍
another great video Andrew me and the wife send our love to dougal
Thanks so much!
Excellent video. I look forward to the one about charging on site. I believe there’s quite some mis-information about this subject. There’s a big fat gadget between the 13 amp plug and the car charger plug (looks like a large polony (!). There’s pages of caveats in my user handbook which ought to be studied. How will you get on?
Thank you so much Andrew for doing this series , after watching the first episode I was convinced that an EV is the way forward for caravanning and so our journey into the EV world has begun .
Back In January this your we ordered Eriba Rockabilly and a Mini Clubman but soon after seeing your first video I cancelled the Mini and purchased a Volvo C40 , it has oodles of torque and can tow 1800 KG , we hope to have the Eriba in a few weeks and so looking forward to the experience of EV towing .
Thank once again Andrew for all your advice and research .
Oh my, I'm SO ENVIOUS of your Eriba! Your outfit will be the coolest ever - enjoy!
@@andrewjditton we watched your excellent review of the Ocean , and as previously we toured with a VW California we felt that the Eriba has the same cool factor but with more space.
We have the XC40 Recharge on order, coming in Nov. I’m yet to find anyone with real world towing experience with one (despite asking on the XC40 UK forum), but as you say, I’m assuming it’ll be good! Enjoy yours when it comes 👍
I do love your videos, looking forward to see how far you would get on one charge. I live in Kent Rochester and often tow more than 200 miles with the caravan in a day no problem how do you think you will get in one day ? Keep up your great work and give dougal a cuddle from me. Dave
Hi David, will be attempting higher mileages in July/August. Baby steps for now.
You should produce a pocket book I’d buy one ❤
So how does it work when a bunch of caravan folk all turn up to a public charging station at the same time, given that each charge will take some time ? It seems that there could be long queues if the stations only comprise one charge at a time … or am I missing something ? 🤔 Great series of enlightening videos 👏
Pretty much the same as if they all turn up at a petrol station at the same time - chaos!
Lucky with the ChargePlaceScotland rates - about double that here in England!
Loads of free chargers beside me. Tesco, Aldi and University all have free charging.
The last few minutes of this vlog weren't filmed at Bunree, think it might be Maragowan in the background, however great content.
Well spotted! Yes, I filmed the outro after editing the main content 10 days after filming... I guess it's the bollard on stilts that gives it away ;)
Yeap the bollard but there a few other clues too😊 your vlog about towing with electric cars is absolutely brilliant it's certainly changed my mind about them, for us as family and the need a slightly bigger van I still think there a few years off being practical in terms of tow weight, range and charging infrastructure but given time who know where we'll be 👌
Andrew I have been catching up on your old motorhome reviews and have really enjoyed them, I am just about to purchase my first motorhome but am completely out of my depth with all that’s available, my budget is between £50,000 and 60,000 the most important thing to me is build quality , with all your experience could you point me in the direction of manufacturers you would recommend for their build quality ? I have heard horror stories about swift, elddis, autotrail, always seems to be the uk ones, have you had any experience with benimar ? Or any advice would be really appreciated. Thanks
These have been great videos and it has reaffirmed my opinion that longer journeys, especially when towing, are just impractical for the majority. Factoring in time to recharge, where to stop to recharge and having to unhook to recharge just make the journey lengthy and far less relaxing than it should be. I’ll stick to my diesel until there is a more practical way of travelling. On the “green” argument, I’m not convinced, certainly at the moment, that EV’s are green enough to warrant a change when you bear in mind how electricity is generated and how the minerals used for the batteries are mined and the processes used in making them.
Not sure where you are but the lots off green electric in most places! Unfortunately people are very misinformed about things like that or how long battery last or how little charger the is! I think electric cars are great if you have two or more cars in your house and you need to tow more then 200 miles in a day.
Andrew, I’d love to see Kia have you do a promotional tour of the US promoting EV caravanning and towing with the EV6.
Wow, that would be so cool! Sadly they don't even acknowledge my existence so I don't think that will happen :(
It would be interesting to see how the car works when travelling south instead of the train. I think the range would be a major disadvantage on a journey of several hundred miles, with too many overnight stops to charge up. I worked out that with the EV 6 it would take about at least 2 overnight stops to travel from home in Durham to the south coast. Adding costs for overnights and the time to the trip, one of the reasons why I decided against the Kia at the moment.
AC charging uses the cars onboard charger (OBC) which often only can utilize 11 kW (3-phase 16 Amps).
Cheers! Although I do then wonder why some places offer AC way in excess of 11kW..?
The Renault Zoe, and possibly other cars, can draw 22kW AC
It is a shame that many cars can only draw 11kW AC, since 22kW AC on a 3 phase supply is very practical to provide.
Seems like you need an Australian style "pop-up" caravan to reduce the frontal area?
That campsite looks great, definitely going to give that a visit. Can you cycle on all those paths you were on or are some just for walking?
The path through North Ledaig is also a popular cycle route from Oban to Fort William :)
Hi Andrew. Great series with good information. Do you think a solar set up for the caravan could work to charge the car? Would be great to think that using the cars v2l technology and caravan solar could help to become less dependent on hookup and charging.
Hi Alan, sadly you wouldn't be able to get enough panels on the caravan to get a charge into the car at a meaningful rate. You'd be looking at well over 10 times the number of (100-120w) panels that are the norm.
A great video Andrew.
I have no idea why people buy electric cars, or why they think they cause less pollution, but it's worth remembering that before Rockerfeller's oil empire got going for real, in the 1800s 40% of vehicles were electric, and in fact Jay Leno has a good video about one that he has, from that era. :)
Interesting. Yes, you need to do about 60,000 miles to offset the carbon footprint from construction. But it's a step in the right direction.
I’d love to have an EV but I’d be worried that I’d not be able to find a charger. Here in Burton upon Trent I’ve only seen two chargers at Tescos. Love to Dougal 🦴🦴
You only need one to charge your car!
The forget me nots, bluebells and Ramson wildflowers were beautiful I love the pictures of flowers you photographed. 👍👍
Many thanks Linda :)
Highly entertaining watching this from Melbourne - your real-world appraisal of towing with an EV and comparison costs to your old Navara tug make for good TV, not to mention the backdrop scenery. However, as a native of Oban, could I proffer a 3rd pronunciation for you? "Lead-aig" - just roll it together with a slack jaw and you'll pass for a local!
The scenery is stunning although overcast, the video was very informative about electric car the caravan is lovely. Hope Dougal and yourself are both enjoying your journeys, stay safe and well x
Another great review, I'm wondering how long it will take goverments to raise taxes on electric transport to replace all of the lost revenue on current vehicles, there's always a catch.
It's bound to come... or road charging :-/
Fabulous video as always, happy to buy you a coffee - a nice vegan latte ❤️
Yay, thank you!
Loved this video! Thank you for this series, it's been very enjoyable as per!! Wow!! The cost of the electric compared to diesel is amazing but how long will it remain that way?! The price of the EV though is the bugbear! How long will these cars last as opposed to fossil fueled cars? That will be interesting! Dougal, bless him! I don't think you'll get any excitement from him now at the end of your vids! He just wants to snooze!! Hope your brother is doing well? How is you mum too? Mine is getting very frail and can't get about very well now! Docs tomorrow, shall keep fingers crossed for better news! Take care and enjoy the rest of your trip, I shall be up there in just over 5 weeks!! Sending you & Dougal massive hugs xxx 😘🐕🥰🏴
The cars last a lot longer than fossil fuel cars, so far, there are Teslas taxis that have done hundreds of thousands of miles, with minimal battery loss. On top of that, servicing an EV is very cheap: there's no oil, filter or belts to change!
Thanks Anne! Those 5 weeks will go quick. I can't make it to either HebCelt or EDF as I'll be away on my next 'big' tour in a motorhome. Hope your mum's OK x
27p / kWh? That’s really cheap. In England, Gridserve is now 48p and Instavolt 57p and those are the most common rapid chargers you come across. Mind you, most of my charging is at home and there, on Octopus Go night time tariff, it is only 7.5p / kWh. As always, Scotland looks beautiful, though the weather is not particularly summer-like on this occasion.
Wow - the cheapest I get at home is 19p /kWh! So it's swings and roundabouts I guess!
I think I'll stick to petrol cars for next few years till electric cars and charging points improve. Off to Oban this week for Paddle steamer Waverley sails, not run by electric!
Do you still wear the leather pants? I miss them. You look great in them.
Aww thanks. I was thinking I was getting too old now, but then I saw a picture of Sting wearing his aged 70 and rocking the look, so maybe I'll dust them off ;)
@@andrewjditton Oh please, never! You look phenomenal. I find that men can only look better with leather pants on as they age. Truly. I’ve even seen stock photos of an 80-year old man riding motorcycles, wearing them, and he looks so badass. And you’re right about Sting. ❤️
Excellent and loved the music.
Do you miss your airstream & pickup
I do at times. But I don't miss the noise and vibration of the ride. And it's far more relaxing to tow the smaller caravan.
Thanks Andrew for the honest review of your e vehicle in a towing situation. Without doubt its a very nice vehicle, however, to my mind when one has to constantly top up the tank and worry about whether the next location has suitable or operational charge points its just too much to deal with, add to that having to hang around while charging when you just may want to keep moving is too much!
I live in Australia and I can't see the time when e vehicles will be practical her as the distances we cover are so vast. One reviewer here was so frustrated with charge points that he had reached the point where he was abut to call the car manufacturer to have the car transported away. This local experience is worth a look or a laugh!
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I'm not quite sure what can of worms you have seemingly opened, but it isn't necessarily a good thing to leave worms canned up! The future is going to be EV, whether we like it or lump it, and all aspects of car life are going to have to adapt. The first thing that needs to happen is that the ludicrous 'pull in' style charging points need to follow the traditional method of petrol stations and be 'drive through'. Towing trailers of any shape, size or form is not going to disappear.
100% agree!
Great vid. Thank you.
43kW chargers are abysmally slow! Especially with this car...it's really hampering a really good car. Sadly upgrading chargers is not something that necessarily will automatically happen: the grid and substations are often limited....
I'd be very interested in a video in an area with 150kW+ chargers.... There the optimizing of when and how far to charge becomes a thing. Well, maybe at least: it's still likely to be far enough to the next charger that you are forced to charge to a high SoC.
My Kia came with an Ionity package for 12 months, so when we head further afield over the summer we will hopefully find out. Agreed, range is not the issue as people believe, its the charging network, both speed and availability. Cheers.
Hari OM
Fabulous info providing a real world guidline as of May 2022... one can't help but think this will (and, perhaps, must) change over the forthcoming months and years. The infrastructure has so far to go and surely batteries will improve and (one dreams) better onboard energy recapture and perhaps generation for emergency backup... as others have noted, too, the lifespan of the 'engines' will not be anything like the dear old ICE. Will be really interested in next week's vid with the week in parkup info, as that is something that could directly affect some decisions. Cheers (and ear chooks to Dougal), YAM xx
Of course you know what the gov will do: once everybody goes electric electricity prices at charging stations will increase to the same price point as petrol :-) Enjoy it while it lasts.
Yep!
My thoughts too .. hoping to go electric as need a new car soon. But once we buy into them government will pounce and hike the price. 🤦🏼♀️
Appropos the range. My Audi says 200 miles (that’s 165ish really. Two thirds towing. Things are improving: the A6 Etron boasts 425 miles. Knock off 25% would be my guess. You have to dig deep to get one, though.
Yes, I omitted the charging stop at Arisaig - doh! But that was 25p per kW/h so it would only have reduced the cost of the EV charging slightly.
Wish Green echo electric car owners understood how planet forests being decimated to get to rare earth metals to build electric motors, these cars are huge and have chips that are expensive to produce, little 3 cylinder petrol car hyper efficient engine more echo friendly
Above rant nothing about your vlog but it’s a comment and always asking for comments 😇😇😇😇
First I loved your video but sadly I have to take issue of your silent journey just imagine you are blind with or without a guide dog how do either hear your car coming to mow them over ?
Tyre roll.
@@andrewjditton sadly tyre roll is not enough we are finding 😕
How are you?~ omg, cool footage! goodbye!~ ;))
Free chargers should be banned as too many people abuse them and use them instead of charging at home. Councils are also notorious for not looking after chargers letting them break down and not fixing them, luckily the Electric Highway issues are being fixed thanks to Gridserve coming in. But probably needs laws in place to ensure chargers are never down for more than a certain period before penalties start for the charging providers whoever they are Councils or otherwise. Unfortunate there wasn't any 100+kW chargers at least so far in any of those locations and 43kW is a weird figure, I would have thought 50kW but really need 100kW as new EV's such as your EV6 can charge at much higher rates even if they add another charger at some of the key locations which are 100-150kW rated and offers redundancy and that two EV's can charge simultaneously one on the older and one on the newer charger.
Agreed. I've come to the conclusion that there we be no such thing as 'range anxiety' if the charger network was robust. I think 'Charger Anxiety' is a more appropriate label!
I have nothing against electric cars but the way I caravan this is just totally impractical
This Shows how USELESS EV's actually are in Real use.
EV's ARE A JOKE.
Way under developed. Not yet properly Invented.
Like Putting a Cake in the Oven for 5mins & expecting it to be Cooked perfectly.
Caravan Leisure Batteries need to Charge whilst driving, to arrive on site Fully charged.
Then use Fold out solar panels to top up the charge.
Towed by a Petrol Car, Converted to LPG,
Fit a Diesel Heater to the Caravan & use RED Diesel for heating. or caravan Gas bottles.
Sorry you feel EVs are a joke. Although having calculated my cost per mile compared to diesel, I think the joke might be elsewhere.