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.
I would think that the more "self-driving" a car the easier this would be. (Would need to change the following distance. LOL) Do something to the programming so it is more likely to push when the charge is above say 80% so would always have battery capacity for re-gen braking. Even on flats, if the car was pulling it's own weight, but running in the near vacuum behind MH the battery charge would last a long time.
As for the towbar? If you think about the stress on it as you turn or stop, how much more would the car push before the tires spin? I don't think it would be a issue...
