What to buy. What to buy?? With so many similarities: like electric motors, steering wheels, displays, seats, windshield wipers, etc, it's tough to make a choice between the two. Here's my first effort to help anyone in the same dilemma: Some Pros and Cons, Roadster vs Semi: Room for four (sort of), but less space for "the captain” Attracts hot chicks, but this makes the wife unhappy Fits in the garage, but can’t pull the speed boat Easier to park, but harder to find in a parking lot Somewhat faster , but less safe in a collision Terrific on twisty roads, but can’t see over traffic Great fun to drive, but harder to make money with ...or, maybe just buy one of each
Why not make a Tesla toy hauler, with the front part of the Semi trailer as your RV and the back part to house the Roadster. Park the Semi in an RV park for a few days to charge it at [email protected] while you drive the roadster around the area to see the sights, then load up and move on...
As someone who recently bought an X 100D so that I could tow a camper trailer, I love the idea of a new Roadster towing a specially designed highly aerodynamic camper! With that 200kWh battery it would have decent range even when towing (since towing would likely cut the usable range by up to 50%) if the trailer was properly designed to fit into the Roadster’s slipstream. The front end of the trailer would come to a low, rounded point the size of the rear of the Roadster, where the trailer sleeping area would be and your feet would be. Behind that the trailer volume would expand into a center section for the kitchen/bathroom area, and then the tail would taper like the Bowlus Road Chief Home - Bowlus Road Chief and the rear of the trailer would contain the seating area. Obviously the potential market for such a trailer, optimized for the dimensions of the new Roadster, is small. But I think that in the near future, as huge numbers of Model 3’s hit the road (which I think will have a towing option at some point) and then the Model Y, along with increasing numbers of Model X, trailer manufacturers are going to realize that there is a market for a highly aerodynamic camper trailer. At the moment there is nothing on the market that meets that description, in my opinion. The Bowlus comes the closest, but at well over $100K it’s not a realistic choice for more than a few. I want to see something around 20 ft long for less than $50K that is optimized for a low CD. The Tesla Semi as shown is not something I would want for a recreational trailer tow vehicle. Too large to easily maneuver in campground. However, a half size version of the Semi could be a very compelling tow vehicle for a camper trailer. Seriously, of course I don’t expect Tesla to create such a vehicle any time soon. But maybe in 10 years...