2018 Leaf as a Toad

John & Angela wrote:

Gjac wrote:
I guess everyone's camping style is different so your toad choice would be different also. When I bought the MH 15 years ago I thought the Toyota Prius would make a good tow car because of the battery power it had for dry camping. When I found it could not be flat towed I got a 2002 Toyota Corolla 5 speed manual instead. I tend to camp in a NP or NFS CG and explore in a 300 mile radius around the area. I usually put more miles on the tow car than I put on the MH. So a Leaf with a 100 distance would not work for me. Also if you look at weight the Corolla is about 900 lbs lighter which is significant. I have 150k miles on it and another 90 k towing. Replaced spark plugs, fluids, brakes, tires and struts normal maintenance. If you don't mind towing with a dolly, drive less than 100 miles to explore around the area and stay at GC with electric each night the Leaf may work for you because when your not camping it could be your daily driver. Hoping one day they will come up with a practical EV that I can camp with.

Good morning GJAC. Just a heads up, the new LEaf has a 150 mile range for this year. (2018) But I hear ya. With that kind of a travelling radius from your base camp you are better with a gasser, Our Grand cherokee served us well for that. We had a little diesel smart car that worked as well but for the back country our Grand Cherokee was great. We don't travel that far from the coach as we leave our chihuahua in the coach during the day so electric actually works quite well for us. The bolt has a range of about 220 miles and could be dollied as well. The Tesla model 3 is rear wheel (or all wheel depending on configuration) so that won't work on a dolly. Later in 2018 the Leaf will have a 220 mile range version and will be dollyable.

Happy trails.