Europe restricts vehicle speeds while towing. 50 mph in the UK when
towing a caravan for example.
Here in the states very few towing restrictions in place or enforced.
I have been passed a few times by giant pickups towing a whole house at
75 mph.
Seems to me that all trailers and RVs ought to be restricted to ~60-65 mph.
I remember one trip we made to the eastern part of our state one year
and were passed by two bus chassis diesel pusher RVs towing Jeeps
running north of 75 mph chased by a pickup also matching their speeds
while towing a 5th wheel trailer.
I've towed some ridiculous stuff with our little 1st gen CRV but my tow
speeds are ~40 mph b/c the brakes aren't HD enough. I've moved whole
vehicles (VW van, 4 cylinder cars) on tow dollies across town. Basically
anything that fit my 2" hitch ball - but didn't weigh much. Big trailers
but empty or lightly loaded - also at low speeds. Capable of emergency
stopping. Didn't phase the driveline. Engine lasted to 300K, original
clutch too. Oil pump failed. Replaced with JDM sourced junkyard engine.
Still driving it daily.
C
On 10/26/23 20:29, Haudy Kazemi via EV wrote:
On Thu, Oct 26, 2023, 19:23 Jay Summet via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote:
I still don't understand why the Tesla-3 says no towing and the Y does
with
the *same* drive train.
1. Different frame.
Doubtful. Same car is tow rated in EU. Other manufacturers do the same
thing with EU cars vs US cars of the same model, like Corollas.
https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-introduces-model-3-tow-hitch-europe/
2. So they can justify charging more for the Y.
This.
Also:
3. cultural factors, founded in belief rather than fact. Many people think
a big truck is needed to pull a small 5x8 utility trailer.
Yet actually cars CAN be setup to handle big trailers. Here's an example of
a Model 3 easily pulling a 28' Airstream. Last year I saw the same
Airstream being pulled behind a Model S. Owner has been cross country with
this setup.
Video 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FX5lzqzZ2Do
Video 2: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jB-olOdQVik
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