Towing experience with an EV

[TimC-TNT]

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Was worried you might have taken offense at my joking around; I can go too far sometimes. ...
Tom

No worries Tom. It gave me a good chuckle!

 

[Tony Latham]

Works fur me.

Tony

 

[TimC-TNT]

Weighed the foamie this morning. Happy with the result. Tongue = 60#, Curb wheel = 320#, Road wheel = 311# for a total of 691 lbs.

On the road there will be a few more pounds in the galley so I'll have to be careful with tongue weight. Shooting for 12-15%.

Unfortunately the tow vehicle is now tucked away in some salvage yard waiting for someone to recycle a perfectly good 64 kW high voltage battery for their home energy storage use! Still looking for a replacement...

 

[coal_burner]

I'm curious, how many watt-hours per mile, and at what speed?

The recent freeway test run i did used 567 watt-hours per mile at 65 mph.

With 600 horsepower and 4 wheel drive, i can't feel the trailer back there at all, but my energy use meter definitely let's me know I'm towing a barn door!

 

[TimC-TNT]

I'm curious, how many watt-hours per mile, and at what speed?

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I really don't know. I measure in miles per kW. It's as much as 4.2 m/kW in ideal conditions and when towing at highway speeds (60-65) I'm down to about 2.2. Towing in the summer is comparable to winter driving as far as range. Just under 300 miles per charge (77kW) in ideal conditions. Just under 200 miles in the winter or towing. I've towed in the winter but it is not impressive range wise.

BTW, it is now a '23 VW ID.4 Pro. Got a nice deal on it with full warranty as it was a California "Buy Back" vehicle. It had 1000 miles on it, so basically new.

I should probably change my profile pic. The woodie is sold, the Ford Edge is my wife's and my brother's blue TD (in the photo) is parked and I don't think he's used it for at least a year. I think he is contemplating selling.