Tesla Motors Club
I’m thinking about doing some towing with a 4x8x 4 ft high enclosed U-Haul trailer with about 500 lbs of cargo, but with the location of superchargers and where I need to go, it might be a close thing range-wise.
To get from one supercharger to another, I need to drive 115 miles with the loaded trailer, then I can get rid of the cargo and trailer and drive another 50 miles to the nearest supercharger.
I have a six-seat 90D. I figured I could push it and leave from the SC at 95%, which would give me about 235 miles of rated range. Getting to the next supercharger with 10% of battery capacity would mean a combined efficiency for the two segments, with and without trailer, of 80%. I don’t know if I get get up to 80% while pulling that trailer with 500 lbs.
At 70 mph, I usually get about 85%. And at 55 to 60 mph, I can get about 90 to 95%.
Does anybody have a feel for this, and whether I would be safe? I haven’t towed anything with my Midel X up to now, so I don’t have any experience to compare it to.
My alternative is to use the GMC Yukon instead and then I don’t the trailer, but I don’t really like to drive it that much anymore, especially with a trip like this that would be about 360 miles in total, round trip. I would really appreciate any insights you could give me.
To get from one supercharger to another, I need to drive 115 miles with the loaded trailer, then I can get rid of the cargo and trailer and drive another 50 miles to the nearest supercharger.
I have a six-seat 90D. I figured I could push it and leave from the SC at 95%, which would give me about 235 miles of rated range. Getting to the next supercharger with 10% of battery capacity would mean a combined efficiency for the two segments, with and without trailer, of 80%. I don’t know if I get get up to 80% while pulling that trailer with 500 lbs.
At 70 mph, I usually get about 85%. And at 55 to 60 mph, I can get about 90 to 95%.
Does anybody have a feel for this, and whether I would be safe? I haven’t towed anything with my Midel X up to now, so I don’t have any experience to compare it to.
My alternative is to use the GMC Yukon instead and then I don’t the trailer, but I don’t really like to drive it that much anymore, especially with a trip like this that would be about 360 miles in total, round trip. I would really appreciate any insights you could give me.