Gjac wrote:
Very interesting report. What would you say the added costs of towing your trailer would be? I'm guessing the weight of the trailer would be at least 3500lbs loaded for travel. For example, if your tesla alone can go 100 miles on 30 KW would the trailer add another 10 KW? What is the tow rating of the car?
Hi Gjac. The trailer weighs about 3420 ish pounds loaded for camping including beer and smokies. (The two most important food groups). I’m not an expert but I would say the car loses half its range when towing. So instead of apx 6 kilometres to a kWh we see apx 3 kilometres per kWh depending on conditions.
I think the trailer shape has a lot to do with it. We ran into folks in Ontario towing the smaller T@B 320 which has a lower profile and is narrower and they are getting about 20 to 30 percent better efficiency than us. We thought about that trailer but we wanted a made up bed, separate booth and little bigger bathroom.
The cars tow rating is 3500 pounds.
Hope that helps.
