Prime Minister Scott Morrison says an electric vehicle can't tow a boat or trailer.
The claim:
In response to Labor's plan to accelerate Australia's uptake of electric vehicles by introducing a target of 50 per cent of new car sales being electric by 2030, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced that "Bill Shorten wants to end the weekend".
Speaking to reporters in Melbourne, he said: "[An electric vehicle] won't tow your trailer. It's not going to tow your boat. It's not going to get you out to your favourite camping spot with your family."
The truth:
The experts noted that standard electric vehicles now on the market could travel, on average, 300 to 400 kilometres on a single charge. Some models — the Tesla Model X, for example — could reach up to 500 kilometres, with towing capacity.
This means that the most efficient of these models could make a trip from Melbourne to the Grampians on a single charge, depending on driving style and conditions. The same holds for driving from Sydney to Narooma.
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Many of the world's leading car manufacturers — General Motors, Nissan, Mitsubishi, Toyota and Hyundai — have all started manufacturing fully-electric models.
In the US, Ford recently announced it would build a fully electric version of its popular F-Series pick-up truck.
Toyota has committed to hybrid, electric and hydrogen fuel-cell variants for its entire range to be made available to markets in China, Japan, the US, Europe and India by 2025, and which includes its HiLux and LandCruiser SUV.
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Can electric vehicles tow?
https://youtu.be/rvk4fNxF0l4Experts told Fact Check it was incorrect to suggest that electric vehicles generally did not have towing capacity.
Most electric vehicles have plenty of pulling power, reflected in their high output of torque.
A number of electric vehicles currently on the Australian market (and coming in 2019) generate power not too dissimilar to a standard petrol-fuelled vehicle. These models produce between 300 and 600Nm of torque.
The Tesla Model X P100D produces 967Nm of torque, with a 2.25 ton towing capacity.
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The verdict on this latest scare campaign:
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The full story:
https://abc.net.au/news/2019-05-10/federal-election-fact-check-electric-vehicle-tow-boat/11078464?pfmredir=sm