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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blt2ski wrote:JRscooby wrote:
Am I getting the numbers about right? Comparing ICE that gets 10 MPG while towing, unhook the trailer and mileage jumps to 16.2?
That's a plus minus of towing with current V6. And similar to the diesels I've had.
I would not say that increase is absolute, but on par.
Marty
You are not using percentages correctly. If you had towing mileage you would multiply it by .62 to get the decrease in mileage. Or you could take a short cut and multiply it by .38 (1-.62) to get towing mileage. Working the problem backwards starting with towing mileage you would divide towing mileage by .38 to get non-towing. 10mpg divided by .38 is 26.3mpg.
To check it
26.3 X .62 = 16.3mpg reduction
26.3-16.3 = 10mpg
I don't think that you would see that much drop towing that trailer with a gasoline engine.
