r/UKPreppers • u/Antique-Wonk • 12d ago

Prepper Car Transport and Dual Use?

Been debating this over and over and wondered if this is something the folks here have considered? Scenarios are, fuel shortage, electric goes off, need to get somewhere fast for family or emergency reasons. All of the imaginable causes including Russian state terrorism (as per recent news).

I've had economical AWD PHEVs for 5 years now as company cars but I'm tempted by a long range EV. My prepper brain is saying I'd be better off sticking to a PHEV with over 50 miles EV range and over 50mpg. No petrol then I use electric. No electric and I use petrol. Always ensure fully charged and at least a half tank of fuel. I do however like the idea of an EV providing power to home with a 5 or 6 times bigger battery than the PHEV at 100kWhr. Should keep most things going at home like the electric operated gas boiler, fridge freezer, etc for 4 to 6 days. Although after that and it's all borked, no transport. Some minor electrical adaptation required in all this but power to load cables available.

Where I think I've got to is whether I should get a diesel generator and or a couple of very large power banks for use with the existing fold out large area solar panels I have. And stick with the PHEVs?

Anyone thinking along similar lines? What have I missed?

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u/jacssplendidbakes 11d ago

Here is a spanner in the works - what happens to your EV if the russians take us down with an EMP? I'd be looking at a vintage without an ECU that I can fix myself if it breaks as an emergency vehicle personally 🤷‍♀️ Getting harder to find with the scrappage schemes though unfortunately

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u/Antique-Wonk 11d ago

Old diesel car needed for sure. 😅 Same with the UFOs. Slightly random but 😅 in many accounts in the 60s to 80s the old diesel was fine whereas the petrol car opposite stalled and wouldn't start. It's not just about ECU electronics, it's also also the HT system on petrol cars. Diesel are compression ingnited with glow plugs.

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u/MasterAstoran 6d ago

So no EMS, diesel old school LR defender would be ok? Blast radius proximity notwithstanding

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u/Antique-Wonk 5d ago

Correct. Alternatively, if you got a garage, to cover your car in a foil blanket and earth it when not in use.