That is why trailer hitches are electric cars a rare Feature
The range of electric vehicles, which are equipped with a trailer coupling, is still very lean. In the rarest of cases, one can see such a Team on our roads. The reason is very simple:
- The progress and development of the electric drives of motor vehicles is just not far enough. While the engines themselves would be able to pull a load, it's not the built-in batteries for a long time.
- The batteries of electric vehicles in normal use quickly to their limits. The exact range is due to the high dependence on various factors are not exactly predictable.
- The already small range of the many E-cars would shrink by an additional trailer load of up to 75%.
Electric car with a trailer hitch? A (still) very rare sight
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Tesla X: This E-car's
Currently, there's only one electric vehicle on the market that may move from plant to a trailer. Depending on the wheel size, the SUV Tesla X up to 2,250 kgs towing, the trailer hitch is for about 1,000 euros and can be retrofitted.
- The Tesla X has a powerful Motor, in conjunction with a powerful battery that delivers up to 100 kWh capacity.
- This combination allows the Tesla has a range with a fully loaded trailer of up to 146 miles per "tank".
- In the case of a range without tensile load of up to 500 kilometers, which means a loss of about 70 percent of the battery capacity.
The Tesla X, there is velvet-towbar - with juicy charge
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In addition to a trailer, too low temperatures affect the range of your electric car. What is the range loss in Winter isin the next article.
