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Actually it can tow 4500kg. Not sure about why you’re commenting this.

• brianwawok 5y ago
  Range is the problem. 100 mile range for a small tow, and with the lack of fast chargers… it’s not enough for a lot of use cases. We need trailers to start having batteries or something :)
  • syshum 5y ago
    For it to be useful the trailer would have to be more than just a battery, it would need to supply power (as in have an electric motor) as well. Which would be an interesting concept,
    • waiseristy 5y ago
      Probably not cost effective. You need a lot more hardware than just a ball and hitch to ensure there is no jackknifing or other weird unpredictable behaviors. A lot of work goes into ensuring trailers almost never push forwards against their hitches (trailer brakes are in a large part a thing to solve just this problem) I bet you could get a fifth wheel hitch to play nice though if the software was tuned correctly
    • sp332 5y ago
      Airstream does have a concept for this. https://www.motortrend.com/news/airstream-estream-electric-drivetrain-trailer/ https://www.motortrend.com/news/airstream-estream-electric-d...
    • stock_toaster 5y ago
      Or put an electrical generator and a small fuel tank in the trailer -- like a train.
    • brianwawok 5y ago
      It does not need to have a motor. Tesla can generate 400-1000+ horsepower, which is more than enough to pull a trailer at 75+ MPH. Would just need the hitch to include a power cable, to send power back to the car.