Hi Folks I have a Leaf for my son and Bolt for me but since we gave away the Ranger and Prius, now want something that will tow my H20 ski alum boat 1480lbs total including trailer. Initially we wanted the Prius Prime 50Mpg with 25 mile EV range but only saw European towing rating about 1500 lbs and 0 Towing for the US in the owners manual (Tesla3 similar). I don’t understand why a car is given a towing rating in Europe but not here. The Rav 4 Prime has a good towing rating about 2.5k lbs but we both don’t like the angry-aggressive front grill face it has (I know that’s a silly reason ). Although it’s 42 miles EV range, but about 37mpg. The Ford Escape (or Euro Kuga) PHEV gets 42mpg and 37 mile EV range and a bit cheaper $32k instead of the Rav4 Prime $38k. The Ford gets $6.8k back from the Fed and the Rav4 $7.5k until 200k sold. The Ford also has a happy smiley face/front grill. I thought of the Tesla Y with good towing but looked like $50k with *no* Fed rebate and when I pretended to online order, went up to $60k. That’s what I initially paid for my house! Could buy two Escapes for that. I’ve got an Escape on order but aren’t making till January the dealer said probably due to the Kuga euro battery recalls on the 20’ models. The 20’ here is made of Unobtanium. Although a PHEV sounds like a good idea if towing long distance (pure EV range is half with boat) the problem is the gas doesn’t get burned much locally so put in Stabil fuel stabilizer but still concerned about fuel turning to varnish - about a year I think. My brother with his Prius Prime has done ok with Stabil and annual road trips to occasionally use the gas. I thought about a Electric Truck , like F150, CyberTruck , Rivian but currently to pricey and too huge / bulky for me. I tow a 5x8 trailer behind my Chevy Bolt EV (that says no towing) for a truck function now. Guess “life is full of trade offs “ as John Lennon would say. Have a renewable energy Christmas Mark Www.Reevadiy.org.
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