General thoughts on Hybrids
SLIGHTLY off topic as I'm asking more about T(oad)Vs rather than T(ow)Vs. BUT, this is the motorhead sub-forum - engines and drive trains and MPGs and all that fun stuff. What do "we" think abou...
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Groover wrote:
You are right about that and I would be much more interested in a Tesla if it could be flat towed. Even more interested if the Tesla could be programmed to use regen to assist the brakes on my motorhome and charge itself. And even more interested if it could regen enough to power itself up hills and on starts. I don't know how that would be so different from ordinary driving. Of course, the same would apply to any hybrid as well.
Yup. This very much.
Ford especially has missed the boat here. They have a line-up of towable plug-in hybrids, and they make nearly all gas motorhome chassis. The CAN-BUS network could easily command the toad to regen when braking or just holding speed on downgrades. Push-assist would be great too but nobody's tow bars have been engineered with that in mind... But regen braking would not load the tow-bar any different than an aux braking system.
