Turtle n Peeps wrote:
Reisender is always talking about how little time it takes to charge his Tesla towing his tiny tear drop trailer.
Ok cool. But lets see how long it takes to charge a big truck battery towing an average trailer that an American tows in the states.
Click here to see the harsh truth.
Now remember, if you tow an average trailer that I see on the road it will only get you about 100 miles before you need a recharge. And remember, if it's cold out you can cut that range by 25 to 50%! So now you can only go 50 to 75 miles before you need a recharge.
I have heard some people on this site say things like I will just charge up at the campground pedestal. Nope, not going to happen for several reasons. One is campgrounds are banning charging up at the campground pedestal. The two campgrounds I camped at last year had rules that stated no charging at campground pedestals. Another reason is the amount of time it takes to charge a large battery. 4 days for level 1 for the example above.
Now if you happen to have that trailer that Fish gave an example about, now you have 2 very large batteries that need to be charged. Just think how long that will take to charge.
Batteries work great for low power demands. Things like drills and impact wrenches work great!!! Motorcycles are another great use of battery power.
Pickup's and semi's. Not so good.
Yah some good points. Even with our little trailer SUV combo charging takes a while, and it’s not a big battery.
Currently EV’s that tow are only suitable for towing small more aerodynamic trailers like tear drops etc. . They do that pretty well and provide a nice towing experience. Larger trailers are much better suited to gas or diesel.
But certainly present EV towing will continue to advance and do will charging speeds. Megachargers charge a semi in 30 to 45 minutes. I’m sure the megacharger technology will filter down to future electric pickups that are better suited to tow than current ones.
Who knows. Time will tell. But the technology and product offerings seem to be changing pretty fast. And consumer demand for EV’s is not waning so I suspect technology evolution will continue.
I’ll disagree on campground charging. More and more campgrounds are adding charging facilities. It’s an amenity they can offer and generate revenue. I’m sure it will continue. We have never had an issue charging in a campground. Charge costs have been reasonable so far although admittedly at least for us most have not asked for payment, and that’s probably because we mostly rent 30 amp sites. (It’s just a little trailer). I’m sure the pickup crowd would want a 50 amp site as they have bigger batteries than our SUV.
Jmho.
