Top 10 best electric cars for towing Car News

With their instant torque coming from powerful electric motors, electric vehicles should make the perfect tow cars for those who like to hitch a caravan or trailer.

Yet until recently, many battery-powered models weren’t designed to tow, a combination of their short distances being made almost useless by the efforts of carrying a heavy load and their already heavy curb weights, resulting in such a low tow limit that it was virtually unnecessary.

However, improvements in battery and motor technology have meant that adding a tow bar is no longer a problem, with some traditional gasoline and diesel machines even matching the pulling power.

Here, we rate the 10 most muscular EV tow cars based on their maximum rated capacity for a braked trailer.

= 7. Tesla model 3

Like so many aspects of Tesla cars, the Model 3’s towing capacity was recently increased with a software update, bringing the maximum figure from 910kg to 1000kg. While that looks like a decent number on paper (and on screen), it’s really enough to pull the smallest of caravans or a mid-size trailer, even with the most powerful Performance model.

It should also be noted that you can only specify a tow bar as an official factory fitted item, which weighs around £ 1000. This means that there is no option to add a tow bar at a later date, so if you are buying second hand and want a tow bar, you will have to look for an example that has it. had gone up nine.

With a relatively low tow limit and such powerful electric motors, the Model 3 will comfortably handle whatever you hitch up, and when you’re not carrying a load, the five-door hatchback remains Tesla’s most attractive product, with a Affordable handling, a decent ride and effortless performance.

= 7. Citroën ë-Spacetourer, Peugeot e-Traveler and Vauxhall e-Vivaro Life

We cheated a bit here by grouping this trio of van-based MPVs together, but that’s because behind the different badges these Stellantis siblings are essentially the same.

Underneath the nearly identical square body is a 134 hp electric motor and a 50 kWh lithium-ion battery (although a 75kWh option is in progress) which offers a WLTP range of 143 miles. The 1,000kg towing limit is also shared, which, like the Tesla Model 3, means only small trailers and caravans need to apply.

However, unlike the sleek Silicon Valley descendant, these MPVs can be fitted with a tow bar at any time (and at a very reasonable price of £ 300 on the Opel).

Elsewhere, triplets are some of the most convenient EVs you can buy, with their cavernous cabins that can accommodate up to nine people, and with their seats removed, there’s literally a cargo capacity similar to that of a minivan. .

On the move, they’re more capable and composed than they should be, while the Citroëns and Peugeot come with an optional traction control system that could help get a trailer out of a muddy campsite.