Evident from the real world towing experience of Model X/F150L/R1T owners, the range penalty from towing with (light-duty) EV is near or exceed 50%. I am pondering the possibilities of reducing this penalty in preparation of the launch of CB. Besides charging faster, more often, and increase internal battery size, what practical ideas do you have?
(I will try editing this post as I or other users find out more info. For now this will be a framework lacking details.)
(I will try editing this post as I or other users find out more info. For now this will be a framework lacking details.)
- External power source
- Charging while vehicle in motion? In bed / at hitch HV connection?
- Battery pack
- Generator
- Solar
- Trailer with E-Axle (patent already filed by GM)
- Aerodynamic modifier
- Truck bed mounted
- Trailer mounted
- Other information
- Air drag created by currently available trailers cause 50% range reduction while 1500 lbs of payload on F-150 Lightning only resulted in less than 5% range reduction (link to video). So loading a ton of extra equipment (weight) for the purpose of extending the range should work? Such as carrying external battery.