General thoughts on Hybrids

JRscooby wrote:

valhalla360 wrote:

As far as pushing the MH...there's a reason for the saying...don't put the cart before the horse. Especially given the tiny percentage of cars to be sold that would utilize this feature, it's just not worth the trouble.

I don't think the toad would ever be expected to supply all the power needed to move the MH. But do you ever see a tug boat pulling a string of barges? And in some parts of the country a long coal train will have a engine at the end of train pushing, and sometimes another with cars in front and behind.
And you are right about the small percentage of cars sold. But as more people start to use E-cars for daily transportation and also want to use their car for toad, then somebody might want to test the ability to tow one 4 down. Once it is a toad, the rest of the changes would be a piece of chicken.

But if the MH slams on the brakes and the Toad gets electronically confused and applies full power...

PS: Yes, I'm quite familiar with barge towing having spent time on our boat running the river systems and the Intercoastal Waterway. I have seen tugs pulling a string of barges. If you are referring to "tows", those are custom "tow boats" designed to operate from the rear. Once hooked up, they a really are a single entity far more so than any on road towing system. And this supports my point that a custom design Toad that pushes is not the same as dragging a standard Toad.