Hi folks, new member here.
This has been a fun thread to read! It's amazingly consistent with all of the comments that that I saw when the Nissan LEAF first came out, and likely the Model S (but I didn't read those). I started making hitches as a hobby for the LEAF in 2011 after I made one for myself and there was lots of demand for them. Of course, many large companies got into the biz eventually.
Adding hitches to cars via existing structural mount points is a very reasonable and safe thing to do. As many have pointed out here small cars are used for towing the world over. If you don't think it's wise to do, fine, don't do it. These days the vast majority of hitch buyers only want them for bikes or cargo. I've put them on all of my cars in the last 20 years, and made most of them myself when there was nothing on the market yet.
I don't want to run afoul of the the forum rules by making this an advertisement, but I can say that I've already designed one for the 3. (Don't ask how I could do this already.) It will be available early next year and I'll post info when it is. Personally, I don't care to have the hitch receiver permanently mounted to the car and so make mine with removable receivers. I've made various iterations of this (as have others like the Ecohitch), and really love the Model X hitch (made by Oris). So this time, my hitch for the 3 will simply use the the X receiver that's available at Tesla service centers for just over $100US. What I make will just be the part bolted to the car.
You're welcome to check out my previous hitch for the LEAF if you're curious: http://tinyurl.con/QRHitch
Cheers, Bill
This has been a fun thread to read! It's amazingly consistent with all of the comments that that I saw when the Nissan LEAF first came out, and likely the Model S (but I didn't read those). I started making hitches as a hobby for the LEAF in 2011 after I made one for myself and there was lots of demand for them. Of course, many large companies got into the biz eventually.
Adding hitches to cars via existing structural mount points is a very reasonable and safe thing to do. As many have pointed out here small cars are used for towing the world over. If you don't think it's wise to do, fine, don't do it. These days the vast majority of hitch buyers only want them for bikes or cargo. I've put them on all of my cars in the last 20 years, and made most of them myself when there was nothing on the market yet.
I don't want to run afoul of the the forum rules by making this an advertisement, but I can say that I've already designed one for the 3. (Don't ask how I could do this already.) It will be available early next year and I'll post info when it is. Personally, I don't care to have the hitch receiver permanently mounted to the car and so make mine with removable receivers. I've made various iterations of this (as have others like the Ecohitch), and really love the Model X hitch (made by Oris). So this time, my hitch for the 3 will simply use the the X receiver that's available at Tesla service centers for just over $100US. What I make will just be the part bolted to the car.
You're welcome to check out my previous hitch for the LEAF if you're curious: http://tinyurl.con/QRHitch
Cheers, Bill
