Rivian towing efficiency
Long Rivian towing test Bottom line, the Rivian range was reduced by 62% when towing a Mustang on a car hauler. The route was from Detroit to LA so it was plenty long but other than that not a w...
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Groover wrote:Is that what it said? I see this:
62% range reduction sounds like much more than would expect if I were towing the rig with my F150 but as a Tesla owner I expected towing to hit an EV harder than an ICE powered one for several reasons..
"which evidently resulted in a 62% degradation of the battery after just 118 miles of travel."
If 62% got you 118 miles I would expect the remaining 38% to get me another 45 miles.
118 + 45 = 163 miles total range. Range not towing is 300 so the real range dropped by 45% or slightly less than half was lost.
I recommend the not yet available 400 mile range RT1 if you plan to tow something large for a significant distance.
