"Will my new truck tow it?"....YES, it will.
Hoping to not start a brand war here, but the stated tow capacity should ease anyone who has a towable. How does 300,000# sound? clicky Yeah, yeah, I know. Lets wait and see when the actual sp...
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You techies out there can verify that, per the "technical definition of work", no work is done while moving a weight along in a straight line at a constant speed other than overcoming the air resistance of whatever is carrying that weight and overcoming any rolling friction of whatever is carrying that weight.
Now .... moving 300,000 lbs. up a grade is a whole different issue. i.e Ever notice how slow a loaded freight train is moving up a grade?
I'm kindof pretty sure my RV's V10 could pull 300,000 lbs. along SLOWLY on the LEVEL too -> given the necessary overall gearing ratio to get that weight moving and keep that weight moving.
The ungeared drive shaft torque of an electric mortor can be insane short term at no, or slow, shaft rotation speed if ... it's power source can supply the amps without the power source destroying itself during that short term and if the motor doesn't burn itself up while carrying those amps for that short term.
The question will be - what will be the Tesla PU's range when hauling a typical 5'er over the Rocky Mountains without: 1) The rear truck bed being nearly taken up by the batteries, 2) the batteries taking a high power charging station several hours to recharge, and 3) a mere mortal not being able to afford to replace those batteries after say, fifteen years of truck ownership, if they otherwise love their Tesla PU and wish to keep it that long or longer.
Now .... moving 300,000 lbs. up a grade is a whole different issue. i.e Ever notice how slow a loaded freight train is moving up a grade?
I'm kindof pretty sure my RV's V10 could pull 300,000 lbs. along SLOWLY on the LEVEL too -> given the necessary overall gearing ratio to get that weight moving and keep that weight moving.
The ungeared drive shaft torque of an electric mortor can be insane short term at no, or slow, shaft rotation speed if ... it's power source can supply the amps without the power source destroying itself during that short term and if the motor doesn't burn itself up while carrying those amps for that short term.
The question will be - what will be the Tesla PU's range when hauling a typical 5'er over the Rocky Mountains without: 1) The rear truck bed being nearly taken up by the batteries, 2) the batteries taking a high power charging station several hours to recharge, and 3) a mere mortal not being able to afford to replace those batteries after say, fifteen years of truck ownership, if they otherwise love their Tesla PU and wish to keep it that long or longer.
