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Monopod
Newbie Joined: 02 Sep 2020 Location: SE Michigan Online Status: Offline Posts: 11 |
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Topic: Whats pulling your RPod Posted: 02 Sep 2020 at 11:56am |
2018 Silverado 1500 Z71 Double Cab.
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Eubank44
Newbie Joined: 14 Nov 2013 Online Status: Offline Posts: 6 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 13 Oct 2020 at 3:40pm |
Maybe overkill. Pulling my 171 with a 2000 Suburban.
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TimK182G
Groupie Joined: 12 May 2020 Location: Hopkinton, MA Online Status: Offline Posts: 46 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 19 Feb 2021 at 11:51am |
Anybody planning to try out pulling an R-Pod with the Tesla cyber truck when it eventually gets released next year ?
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2018 R-Pod 182G
2014 GMC Sierra 1500 |
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6329 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 19 Feb 2021 at 5:50pm |
No way! Range while towing is not going to be great. Stopping for gas every 100 or so miles (which we did when we towed with the Escape before we learned to slow down) is a lot faster than pulling into a charging station and then waiting for a free station that one can get to without unhitching, and then waiting however long it takes for the battery to charge and whatever price that will cost.
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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jato
Senior Member Joined: 23 Feb 2012 Location: Kewadin, MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 3258 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 19 Feb 2021 at 6:50pm |
Our son found that out with simple winter driving with his Tesla. Performance dropped by nearly 50% and he lives in the Grand Rapids, MI area. Also he had a difficult time going up his driveway with snow and ice on it. So he sold his 2019 Tesla and now drives a Toyota Land Rover, problem solved.
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God's pod
'11 model 177 '17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake "...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free." |
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offgrid
Senior Member Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 20 Feb 2021 at 8:23am |
Toyota Land Rover? Hmm, that is a contradiction in terms. I hope you meant Toyota Land Cruiser and not Land Rover. As the Aussies say, if you want to go to the Outback get a Land Rover. If you want to get home afterwards, get a Land Cruiser đ
I had a 95 LC and it was a beast, unbreakable and unstoppable. We called it the Land Bruiser. But horrible fuel economy, about 13-14 or so in a good day, not towing anything. An LC is kinda an anti-Tesla. As for the Cybertruck and the other electric pickups coming out, they are supposed to have 200kwh plus battery packs. One gallon of gasoline contains about 34 kWh and automotive engines are only about 30% efficiency, so thatâs roughly 10 kWh per gallon. So 200 kWh is about equivalent to a 20 gallon fuel tank. So, I donât think the range towing with an electric pickup will be that bad. The lack of pull through charging stations is a big drawback though. I think it will depend on your camping mission, If youâre going to a campsite with hookups thatâs within range then it could work out great, free charging for the return trip (at least until the campground catches on). If youâre on a cross country adventure not so much, at least not quite yet. The vehicles will be ready soon, itâs the infrastructure that will delay adoption. Not surprising, weâve been developing the gasoline refueling infrastructure we have now for about 120 years. |
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1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
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edsana
Newbie Joined: 02 Mar 2017 Location: TX Online Status: Offline Posts: 12 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 20 Feb 2021 at 8:52am |
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edsana
Newbie Joined: 02 Mar 2017 Location: TX Online Status: Offline Posts: 12 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 20 Feb 2021 at 8:52am |
BOWLUS TRAVEL TRAILER TOWED BY A "TESLA
https://youtu.be/AW1Ap6F-gCk |
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lostagain
Senior Member Joined: 06 Sep 2016 Location: Quaker Hill, CT Online Status: Offline Posts: 2595 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 20 Feb 2021 at 9:40am |
There was an r-Pod in the background.
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Never leave footprints behind.
Fred & Maria Kearney Sonoma 167RB Our Pod 172 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost |
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offgrid
Senior Member Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 20 Feb 2021 at 9:59am |
Starting at only $265k. Perfect for your Silicon Valley billionaires who want to go âcampingâ but make a âstatementâ. Check out the interiors. 7 kWh Li battery. Even had pull out doggie bowls for Fido đ
https://bowlus.com/terra-firma/ |
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1994 Chinook Concourse
1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
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