This is exactly why the tower equipment will have its own power source soon enough. Two companies already released prototypes trailers that are self powered. Which means the CT wouldn’t lose any range
Same for me. Camping gear and tons of bikes.
Texas.
I mean, when it gets home, I'll be stuffing it with bricks and aggregate, so, vacation over, truck!
I like your style
I can’t wait for it! I am hoping for 450ish at some point before my number is up. In Oregon, lots of hills, snow skiing (cold weather range hits), not a great charging structure in the eastern parts of the state for hunting. But mainly it will be my daily driver, family road-tripper (with bikes, camping gear), SUV-like, with the function of having a bed for home projects
100% the same for me. It will replace my ancient Dodge Grand Caravan which I use as a daily. It hauls 4 to 5 mountain bikes with camping gear (the cycling part 2-4 times a week), with camping a weekly occurence in the spring and summer months, then winter time skis and snowboards, with the occasional home improvement projects. Where I live in Southern Ontario the charging infrastructure is great within the urban areas but once you start road tripping into cottage country and beyond (3-6 hours north of Toronto), the charging becomes much more spread out, elevation increases, as well as harsher winter weather. So I need a Tesla with at least 400-450 miles of range. 500+ miles would be ideal, so patiently waiting.
Pretty sure that 450-mile range Rory Harvey touted was a fairy story. Even on Chevy's Silverado website they say GM-estimated 400-mile range. And the footnote says, "Your mileage may vary based on a variety of factors." So about 400 miles of range would be about industry leading, plus the added bonus that Tesla will actually produce these CTs in six-figure quantities in 2024.
Two??? Released???
I suppose you are correct. Lightship does have a prototype that was shown recently in Austin. Airstream has a highly developed concept that they are very likely already building. Both claim that they will be able to self propel to reduce the load on the vehicle and help the vehicle conserve mileage. That really is the main point of these trailers. If they don't self propel then you can just plug them in at the campsite and you wouldn't need the battery.Two??? Released???
If you're talking about Lightship and Airstream, you're out over the tips of your skis a bit.
Lightship has announced a powered trailer, and built a physical prototype, but to my knowledge it doesn't actually have a powered drivetrain under it yet. The long road between a demonstrator prototype and "releasing" product to customers is often a dead end. I have a deposit on one, but I'm not holding my breath.
And the Porsche/Airstream collaboration never actually mentions a drivetrain. their promotional material insinuates that it's EV compatible only due to its lightweight and aerodynamics. I can't find anywhere on their site that says that it's powered. I too assumed it was until I started searching for specs on it.
Where did you get 2.5 hours? If the range is even 350 miles, and you only go to 80% (which doesn't make sense if you know you're taking a trip in the morning) and you hit a supercharger at 20%, then you've got 210 miles of range. You'd have to AVERAGE 84mph to cover that distance in 2.5. And to get that average, you have to drive a helluva lot faster than 84 to get that average. More than likely, it's going to take you about 3.5 hours to cover the 210 miles. And if there is ANY traffic, it's more like 4 hours. That's your requirement exactly.
