Chevy, Ford... going into electric trucks.
We're living in exciting times. Ford intend to have cargo space infront in place of the engines. And think of roomy interior and high ground clearance without those gear boxes and power train wi...
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time2roll wrote:ShinerBock wrote:Yes and the only issue I see is range. No power, stability or braking issues that I heard them talk about. Just range and charging logistics.
People buy SUV's to tow and Tesla gives the Model X a tow rating so it is fair to test them just as they would any other SUV.
I honestly would not plan a trip where more than one charging stop en-route was necessary for all the reasons mentioned. I think they could have done better to charge to full 100% at every stop but again that takes even more time. Probably 300 miles per day is a practical limit when towing. Even then you need a smaller and low profile trailer.
With any luck the Tesla/Ford/Chevy trucks will have 500+ mile range so that 200 towing will be possible. Probably not the first batch.
I never stated that there was an issue with power, braking, stability. Those are pros of the Model X that they(and I) all agreed upon. The cons were range when towing, time to charge, lower speed required to make it to charging station, and finding a spot big enough to charge with a trailer. All of this culminated into adding hours(and in some cases days) when towing with the model X for long distances in each review.
