Why Tesla's are bad at towing!

time2roll wrote:
Good for who? Some are doing it right now.

Lead, follow or just get out of the way.....

Some are towing over 100 miles and back while reaching their destination in the same time as they would an ICE vehicle? You guys talk about the inconveniences of refilling a gas vehicle yet don't seem to have an issue with recharging a BEV multiple times a trip while towing adding hours to your journey.

As it stands right now, I can tow an RV 150 miles the coast, do a little driving in town and tow it back without even thinking about the "inconveniences" of filling up. Can you say the same with a BEV or even this new Cybertruck?

Good for who? Some are doing it right now.

Lead, follow or just get out of the way.....

time2roll wrote:

Yosemite Sam1 wrote:
So what's everyone else's problem again?:h

Yes that is the part that grinds on me. Everyone has an example why Tesla or an EV in general cannot work for them.

SO DON"T BUY IT

Nothing works for everybody in every possible situation. Be happy for those that can make it work.

Why is that so hard?

Because this is a forum where we can discuss such things. If you do not like it then take your own advice and leave the thread. There are many threads on this forum that I don't even go into because the topic either does not interest me or I know it will be a circle jerk I don't want to be involved in. People have the right to voice their opinions about topics here regardless if others get triggered by it or not. I know ta'll Tesla guys can't stand for people talking bad about your favorite brand, but in reality Tesla is not the only one. People talk **** about all of the brands even though they have no intention of buying one so suck it up buttercup.

As far as the topic goes.... As it stands today, Tesla's and all other EV's are not good tow vehicles because they do not have enough energy density to tow much over 100 miles(if even that) based on the kilowatt hours of storage of their batteries.

time2roll wrote:

Yosemite Sam1 wrote:
So what's everyone else's problem again?:h

Yes that is the part that grinds on me. Everyone has an example why Tesla or an EV in general cannot work for them.

SO DON"T BUY IT

Nothing works for everybody in every possible situation. Be happy for those that can make it work.

Why is that so hard?

Haters have to hate and the envious have to heckle.:B:S

This would be ideal for me:

https://sonomotors.com/

Yosemite Sam1 wrote:
So what's everyone else's problem again?:h

Yes that is the part that grinds on me. Everyone has an example why Tesla or an EV in general cannot work for them.

SO DON"T BUY IT

Nothing works for everybody in every possible situation. Be happy for those that can make it work.

Why is that so hard?

Better get my boots on, it is getting deep in here.

Reisender wrote:

pianotuna wrote:

agesilaus wrote:
Oslo to Tronheim is about 300 miles BTW, Boston to Miami is 1500 miles.

And how often do you drive Boston to Miami? Or 1500 miles? And do you drive 1500 miles without at least one overnight stop? (I sure don't).

Assuming one eats meals out (car travel) then I'd stop for both lunch and supper. If I pushed *really* hard I could do 500 miles per day.

That gives charging time at noon and supper, with overnight stop (full charge), another noon and supper, another overnight stop (full charge) and then lunch on the third day.

That would be possible right now even with the limited number of charging locations.

That’s kind of how we roll. The only time we charge is mealtimes or chihuahua breaks. We do a full charge overnight at the hotel so every morning we start with a full charge. No lost time to gas stations etc. BUT, a long day for us is not much more than 600 km. Off the road by 4 or 5. A quick swim or a little time in the exercise room, supper, kick back, rinse and repeat. Everybody travels different.

Exactly, my daughter owns a Tesla X and travels between California and Nevada for their business and 99% of the time charges it at home.

Her husband is happy as this keeps her hands off her Lambo Aventador although they now fight for the wheels on who drive the Tesla.:B

I've ordered a Cybertruck to pull my RV and if I get 150 to 200 miles between charge, I'll be happy because that my normal stop for gas, lunch and toilet breaks anyways.

So what's everyone else's problem again?:h

pianotuna wrote:

agesilaus wrote:
Oslo to Tronheim is about 300 miles BTW, Boston to Miami is 1500 miles.

And how often do you drive Boston to Miami? Or 1500 miles? And do you drive 1500 miles without at least one overnight stop? (I sure don't).

Assuming one eats meals out (car travel) then I'd stop for both lunch and supper. If I pushed *really* hard I could do 500 miles per day.

That gives charging time at noon and supper, with overnight stop (full charge), another noon and supper, another overnight stop (full charge) and then lunch on the third day.

That would be possible right now even with the limited number of charging locations.

That’s kind of how we roll. The only time we charge is mealtimes or chihuahua breaks. We do a full charge overnight at the hotel so every morning we start with a full charge. No lost time to gas stations etc. BUT, a long day for us is not much more than 600 km. Off the road by 4 or 5. A quick swim or a little time in the exercise room, supper, kick back, rinse and repeat. Everybody travels different.

time2roll wrote:

wilber1 wrote:
I've never seen a train or subway that ran on batteries, including Tokyo.

Batteries are not needed for a dedicated route.

I understand the London tube first ran with steam engines. Doubt that was pleasant.

Actually the first ones were horse drawn.