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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
by 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 agoProbably 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 agoAirstream 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 agoOr put an electrical generator and a small fuel tank in the trailer -- like a train.
- brianwawok 5y agoIt 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.