Airstream towing (Bambi) range?

[mattack4000]

Hey guys, instead of a real motor home, my wife wants me to use the x and get a Bambi instead. The weight of that trailer is about 3000lbs. If I drive 55/60, what watt/mile should I expect? 500? I just need to know for range purpose. I know we will probably only be able to go very little distance a day, so it does suck ass hard

 

[ThomasD]

You most likely have to stop every couple hours to charge. May even have to disconnect trailer to charge sometimes

 

[Soey22]

Good rule is you’ll go half the miles of what you have charged and in most cases you charge every 100mi.

 

[GSP]

Hey guys, instead of a real motor home, my wife wants me to use the x and get a Bambi instead. The weight of that trailer is about 3000lbs. If I drive 55/60, what watt/mile should I expect? 500? I just need to know for range purpose. I know we will probably only be able to go very little distance a day, so it does suck ass hard

Checkout Ohmman’s posts about his experiences. He also has a separate thread about weight distribution hitch for the X with the 16’ Airstream.

Ohmman's Airstream Adventures

GSP

 

[Tjhappel]

Hey guys, instead of a real motor home, my wife wants me to use the x and get a Bambi instead. The weight of that trailer is about 3000lbs. If I drive 55/60, what watt/mile should I expect? 500? I just need to know for range purpose. I know we will probably only be able to go very little distance a day, so it does suck ass hard

I think that’s a great overall guess at ~500

 

[mattack4000]

I think the thread is saying 600. Still 500-600, it’s basically a 100 miles vehicle. I think it could get old real soon having to keep charging

 

[ecarfan]

I think the thread is saying 600. Still 500-600, it’s basically a 100 miles vehicle. I think it could get old real soon having to keep charging

Not to me, though my lighter and slightly smaller trailer means I use somewhat less energy when towing so can go farther. My wife and I love taking trailer trips in our X! See Towing an Alto F1743 trailer with a Model X And Towing with a Tesla

We find that we drive for about two hours to two and a half hours, stop and charge for 25-30 minutes, have a snack and stretch and use the trailer toilet (so convenient!) and then carry on. No big deal, and unhitching/hitching only takes a few minutes.

 

[mattack4000]

Are you retired? We only have several trips we can do a year, so everything is in a rush

 

[ecarfan]

Are you retired? We only have several trips we can do a year, so everything is in a rush

I work part time and my wife has an online business that she can run anywhere there is a decent internet connection. So we are able to take a lot of trips!

 

[mattack4000]

I work part time and my wife has an online business that she can run anywhere there is a decent internet connection. So we are able to take a lot of trips!

yeah we are a family with busy job, trying to take trips to get more family bonding time. Unfortunately we can’t take 2-3 weeks off at a time

 

[mattack4000]

I work part time and my wife has an online business that she can run anywhere there is a decent internet connection. So we are able to take a lot of trips!

We did more digging, we might be interested in the same trailer as yours. What are you getting in terms of range? Do you get it below 550 at 55mph? I get 400 driving the way I do normally, 550 with a trailer seems like a dream

 

[ecarfan]

We did more digging, we might be interested in the same trailer as yours. What are you getting in terms of range? Do you get it below 550 at 55mph? I get 400 driving the way I do normally, 550 with a trailer seems like a dream

At 55mph I get 485-525 on a level, dry road with no headwinds. To continue the discussion please see my thread about my trailer towing experiences at Towing an Alto F1743 trailer with a Model X

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