Tesla X Towing Videos
This video was pretty interesting and showed some real life numbers. First Towing Video Mountain Towing I have no interest in purchasing a Tesla or any other type of Electric Vehicle as they ...
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ShinerBock wrote:wilber1 wrote:
It would only be able to make a prediction after you started towing and it knew the actual energy consumption. To make any kind of prediction in advance it would have to know the weight of the trailer and its drag coefficient. Yes, you would get an idea from experience.
This is why I still say EV's have a very long way to go before they become the dominant choice for tow vehicles. It is not as simple as most think, and these obstacles need to be addressed. Some can say that they can just add a larger battery in the trucks, but that will also add weight(and costs). Trucks today are already maxed out in there government regulation classes as it is and making them heavier would lower their rated capabilities even more. You would likely end up having an EV truck with a GVWR in Class 3 one ton, but with the capabilities of or less than a Class 2A half ton.
I'm hopeful that my retirement tow vehicle will be a used Class 8 electric truck. The Tesla semi is now testing at 600 miles for the full range model with a 75k pound payload (albeit jersey barriers so way less drag than a 5er) link
