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That makes things worse, usually you want to less weight on the trailer. Right now I've got a 7.5k towing capacity, if a pack weighs 2-3k that cuts my towing ca

• dotancohen 8y ago
  Do you typically have things in the bed when towing? Just brainstorming, a removable battery pack that sits in the bed for when you're hauling would save weight when your not hauling. Is the towing capacity limited by the drivetrain or chassis? If it's drivetrain then I suppose that it does not help to move the batteries to the bed. But if you're chassis limited, then keeping those batteries off the towhook would help, no?
  • rootusrootus 8y ago
    Most pickups reach payload capacity before the tow rating itself is reached. Payload includes everything -- driver, passengers, cargo, anywhere in the truck. To an extent, putting the batteries in the trailer does make a little more sense since it won't count 1 for 1 against payload (typically about 10-15% of the trailer weight will be on the tongue, for safety). For some reason I actually got downvoted for saying it in my original comment, but cost is a big consideration for now and why I think we're a ways off yet from full size EV pickups. Takes a big battery pack to tow an open parachute (what it feels like towing a high frontal area trailer ;-)) 300 miles a day. And then it has to be recharged, which can be a problem given that most people take RVs places that don't have great infrastructure.
    • vvanders 8y ago
      Yeah, not sure why you were down voted. As an EV and truck owner your comment was pretty on the mark.