WayneLee wrote:
I own a "plug in hybrid", a 2014 Ford Fusion iEnergy, that has a 7.5 KWh battery plus a gas engine. According to the owners manual, the Ford Fusion can be towed 4-down without any extra considerations - this is true for the "all gas" Fusion as well as the iEnergy. I get around 18 to 20 miles of electric power before the car rolls over to gas power. So it's great for my 2 mile commute (one way) to my office.
I haven't thought about towing my Fusion. I'm leasing it right now until the technology settles down. Then I will purchase one and set it up for towing.
Thanks for that info.
I would love to see all electric vehicles be able to be towed four down but of course we are a pretty small part of the market so it is probably not on the top 1000 things of a car manufacturer to do. Up to now I have only seen various EV's on trailers behind motorhomes. It is interesting to see the amount of RVers who are embracing the technology though. The next 4 years will see more long range EV's hot the market and probably a price drop for mid range EV's like the 30 KW leaf. Because of lifestyle and location EV's will not be suitable for some until the range gets longer but for many like us a mid range EV will be all we ever need. Hopefully manufacturers will continue to offer medium range units in North America although the real market for mid range EV's is europe. Anything over 150 km or 250 km and you are taking the high speed train anyway. Not something we can do on this side of the pond.
