Why Tesla's are bad at towing!

4x4ord wrote:
I think it makes sense to have the power for electric vehicles embedded in the roadways to keep the batteries charged as the vehicles drive along the road... kind of like trolley busses.

LOL how many millions of miles of roadway are there in the US? Aha! There are about 4,071,000 miles of road, changing all the time of course. And figuring a conservative $100,000 a mile to electrify that would be $4,000,000,000, that 4 Trillion bucks plus operating and maintenance costs. And that does not include all the dirt and gravel roads that we like so much out west.

ShinerBock wrote:
Funny part is, he is an actual Tesla owner and has made many pro-Tesla videos in the past. I guess he and the guys at TFL are right, the Tesla fanboys are fanatical and will go after you if you say anything that they perceive as a negative about Tesla regardless if it is true or not. Almost like a cult.

Just, almost like a cult? LOL

I think it makes sense to have the power for electric vehicles embedded in the roadways to keep the batteries charged as the vehicles drive along the road... kind of like trolley busses.

Funny part is, he is an actual Tesla owner and has made many pro-Tesla videos in the past. I guess he and the guys at TFL are right, the Tesla fanboys are fanatical and will go after you if you say anything that they perceive as a negative about Tesla regardless if it is true or not. Almost like a cult.

He's probably 'calling out Tesla', because they have posted a video of Tesla vs F150. Where the Tesla out pulls the F150 going up hill in a tug of war scenario. However that has already been debunked by some other physicists who point out that the Tesla weighs much more than an empty F150. And that increases the frictional force that the tires can exert. And the tires to the road force is what matters pulling up hill.

time2roll wrote:
Only limit is range and recharging, Yes? EV should be very good when actually towing. Gobs of torque, always in just the right gear.

Not sure why you called out Tesla as they are as good as it gets right now for towing with a EV. Did you really mean LEAF, Bolt, Kona or something else?

Because he uses them as an example in the video since they currently have the longest range and are promoting that their vehicles can tow.

Gobs of torque and always in the right gear are useless if they can't get you to your destination.

Based on his numbers, my diesel with the 41 gallon auxiliary tank has nearly 3,000 kilowatt hours of energy on board when full. Fifteen times that of the projected Cybertruck's 200. This calculation uses a suggested 15% more energy in diesel than gas.

mich800 wrote:

ShinerBock wrote:
Two words......energy density.

Video - Why Teslas Are Bad At Towing (Today)

Maybe someday, but not today.


Now let the excuses commence......

I am still not convinced that electric is not just the rebound date of eco vehicle development. Fact is, it will take many decades to completely transform how we travel. There are limitations on electric capacity and battery technology that are very similar to fossil fuels. There very well may be a new technology developed within the life cycle of the electric vehicle that will be better and more sustainable.

I agree!

time2roll wrote:
Only limit is range and recharging, Yes? EV should be very good when actually towing. Gobs of torque, always in just the right gear.

Not sure why you called out Tesla as they are as good as it gets right now for towing with a EV. Did you really mean LEAF, Bolt, Kona or something else?

:h who called out Tesla? Are you suggesting that Jason Fenske's analysis is flawed because it references Tesla?

8.1 Van wrote:
Tesla semi towing

Tesla semi towing #2

All marketing hype with no data.

1. Range with how much weight?
2. Acceleration with 80k pounds. How much is profit generating payload not the extra weight of batteries?
3. Cheaper electric. I am sure that metric will stay the same if electric is the only game in town compared with fossil fuels. :h
4. Same old same old vids and pics from years ago. Where is the testing and actual numbers?