Electric Vehicle Toad ???
It would seem to me that if you have a EV Toad and are towing 4 down then you, theoretically, should be able to charge the toad as you tow.
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pianotuna wrote:
Those are hybrids, not BEV. I wonder if the totally electric fusion can be towed "4 down".WayneLee wrote:
FYI... For those of you that think "Green":
The Ford Fusion Energyi, and C-Max Energyi are both plug-in hybrids and can be towed 4 down. The EV range for the Fusion, depending on how you drive, is 12-19 miles. The 2018's are rated for 21 EV miles. The C-Max is about the same. In fact, almost ALL of Fords autos are towable 4 down.
A complete charge for a dead battery on my Fusion Energyi takes about 4 hours on 120 volts at less than 20 amps. On a high speed, 240 volt charger, it takes 2 hours at about 16 amps.
The Fusion and C-Max have a CVT transmission. For towing, you put the transmission in neutral, turn the car off and remove the key. Yep, the steering wheel does not lock down when you pull out the key.
...And furthermore, these hybrids, cannot be towed 4 down with the ignition 'ON', so you will not be recharging the batteries, nor getting any recharging from braking. You have to turn the ignition to ACC, which shuts off regenerative braking, and disconnects the large batteries, so no recharging going to them.
Ford specifically instructs you to tow it this way, and I found out the hard way once with our Hybrid Fusion why, when accidentally left it 'ON' and started towing. That thing jerked and hopped around sooo bad, I quickly realized my mistake, stopped, and switched ignition to ACC, and it was fine. Never made that mistake again. :)
