I tow my 15' old 40 HP boat with my prius. Also tow my Communications trailer with the prius. These are area tows... I'd be stupid to try to go 100 miles at 70 MPH doing this. But stupid is out there.... it’s a lose-lose proposition to try to make one rule-fits-all bob
-----Original Message----- From: EV [mailto:ev-boun...@lists.evdl.org] On Behalf Of Cor van de Water via EV Sent: Friday, December 01, 2017 1:36 AM To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List Cc: Cor van de Water Subject: Re: [EVDL] Towing with a Bolt It usually comes down to three things-Warranty, design load and pilot expectations.If the manufacturer does not want to take responsibility for the unheard things that some people manage to do with a hitch, they will simply say that a hitch voids warranty.The design load of the frame will limit how much extra load the car can take before things start to deform and since an EV is designed to be light, there may not be too much margin. Note that it is not about the static load on the hitch ball, which is supposed to be pretty low for a well loaded trailer, but the dynamic loads, especially for a non braking trailer can be pretty high and tear on the frame.Then there is the issue of expectation. Drivers might expect to be driving their usual 70 to 80 mph and either put themselves in danger by exceeding the capabilities of the car or be dismayed by the limitations, not leading to a positive experience and if the towing feature is not a selling item then it won't be valued as such. Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device -------- Original message --------From: Bob Bath via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> Date: 12/1/17 2:59 AM (GMT+02:00) To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List <ev@lists.evdl.org> Cc: Bob Bath <civicwithac...@yahoo.com> Subject: [EVDL] Towing with a Bolt Hi All, My bro asked me a question I never worried about with Civicwithacord, nor my LEAF: Why is it so bad to toe with an EV?/Warranty voiding? My first answer was of course, range drop with rolling resistance and added weight requiring more amps. My second answer was guessing that more amps mean more heat as well as worse voltage sag on the traction pack. But am I missing anything else? Appreciatively, Bob Bath, from his iPod, so any misspellings are from autocorrect or fat fingers on a small device, not cluelessness.. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20171130/e1bbcc3f/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20171201/41d66114/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
