Tesla Model X Towing 5,000-lb Camper: 600-Mile Road Trip
Not sure if this has been posted yet. Tesla Model X Towing 5,000-lb Camper: 600-Mile Road Trip
Forum Discussion
My concern is the speed at which the pack is drained - nearly 1C. This is very hard on a big battery pack.
Batteries from lead acid to lithium are used in plenty of heavy duty applications, but they're sized for closer to C/4 to C/12 rates.
That's why I mentioned 1000 kWh - at that size, we could tow a regular commercial travel trailer and maintain say, a C/5 rate of discharge. Ideally you'd arrive at a campsite and charge overnight at C/10 rate. Not being blasted by a supercharger at 1C+
Batteries from lead acid to lithium are used in plenty of heavy duty applications, but they're sized for closer to C/4 to C/12 rates.
That's why I mentioned 1000 kWh - at that size, we could tow a regular commercial travel trailer and maintain say, a C/5 rate of discharge. Ideally you'd arrive at a campsite and charge overnight at C/10 rate. Not being blasted by a supercharger at 1C+
