Towing 2000 lbs with R1T.

[solidshane]

I am considering pirchasing an R1T with the long range (410 mile) battery pack. My question for those with towing experience is this: If I am towing a 1900 lb RV, what general results might I expect in terms of miles obtained under average conditions driving 65 mph or slower?

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[R.I.P.]

I am considering pirchasing an R1T with the long range (410 mile) battery pack. My question for those with towing experience is this: If I am towing a 1900 lb RV, what general results might I expect in terms of miles obtained under average conditions driving 65 mph or slower?

280 miles of range. You are never going to run it empty (hopefully), so 200 - 250 miles between charges.

 

[JamuJoe]

I am considering pirchasing an R1T with the long range (410 mile) battery pack. My question for those with towing experience is this: If I am towing a 1900 lb RV, what general results might I expect in terms of miles obtained under average conditions driving 65 mph or slower?

 

[JamuJoe]

I tow an 8000 lb Airstream with my dual motor performance max pack R1T. It’s a great tow vehicle. I tow at 60 - 65 mph. My efficiency averages 1.1 mpkWh in cold weather. The truck will show an estimated range of about 200 mi at 100% SOC. I plan charging stops at 160 mi or so, and have had good experience charging overnight in campgrounds.
Aerodynamics is a big factor, perhaps even more than mass on a long tow. My worst efficiency is on interstates with passing semis, which I try to avoid.

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[Marchin_MTB]

I am considering pirchasing an R1T with the long range (410 mile) battery pack. My question for those with towing experience is this: If I am towing a 1900 lb RV, what general results might I expect in terms of miles obtained under average conditions driving 65 mph or slower?

I suspect the results will depend on the RV cross sectional area in the direction of travel and how much bigger it is than the trucks cross section. This will be a bigger driver than weight. I have tested a 2500-3000 lb HCT behind the R1T at 65mph and about 50F and obtained 1.7 mi/kWh (21” wheels on our truck). However, the HCT happens to be almost the exact width of the truck and not very tall. I have seen folks get worse results with “teardrops” and better results with pop-ups. Good luck and let us know how things work out for you!

 

[solidshane]

I suspect the results will depend on the RV cross sectional area in the direction of travel and how much bigger it is than the trucks cross section. This will be a bigger driver than weight. I have tested a 2500-3000 lb HCT behind the R1T at 65mph and about 50F and obtained 1.7 mi/kWh (21” wheels on our truck). However, the HCT happens to be almost the exact width of the truck and not very tall. I have seen folks get worse results with “teardrops” and better results with pop-ups. Good luck and let us know how things work out for you!

Thanks. Your 1.7 mi per kwh seems to be in line with the comments from others.

My RV is not a teardrop, just a standard shape RV trailer albeit smaller in height, length, and width. 8' height, 14' length, and 7' width.

 

[Indy avocado]

Are you, by chance, talking about a T@B 320?

If so, expect about 1.3mi/kWh at 70mph. 1.35-1.4 @ 65mph.

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[CharonPDX]

I am considering pirchasing an R1T with the long range (410 mile) battery pack. My question for those with towing experience is this: If I am towing a 1900 lb RV, what general results might I expect in terms of miles obtained under average conditions driving 65 mph or slower?

Depends more on the aerodynamics than the weight. Being only 1900 lb, I'm imagining it's a little pop-up of some kind, so should be aerodynamic. At 65 MPH or slower, you should barely see any hit.

Heck, at 45 MPH, even my "tall teardrop" barely has any impact on range, even though it's ~4000 lbs, and has a big hit at freeway speeds.

 

[Bob Steele]

My R1T typically gets about 2.2-2.3 Mi/KWH, 1.7ish hauling 2-2.5K lbs and about 1.1ish when hauling our 25' Airstream. The max I have hauled is about 8K lbs when towing my Defender on a hauler - the aerodynamics are horrible and averaged about 0.8ish. A bring range when hauling - aerodynamics, weight and weather conditions are the 3 factors I consider. The R1T is a great hauler regardless of the reduced range.

 

[takrdown]

Are you, by chance, talking about a T@B 320?

If so, expect about 1.3mi/kWh at 70mph. 1.35-1.4 @ 65mph.

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Late to this post, but this is exactly the teardrop I'm looking at! How are you liking it? How has range been? I have a Genn 1 R1S Quad so only 315ish on a full charge.

 

[Indy avocado]

Late to this post, but this is exactly the teardrop I'm looking at! How are you liking it? How has range been? I have a Genn 1 R1S Quad so only 315ish on a full charge.

We did several thousand miles of towing with it. Overall kind of a pain in the ass, But we loved it nonetheless.

When the weather was good and speeds were 65 to 70 mph. We could do about 150 mi between charges if necessary.

Typically, however, we would aim for 60 to 90 mile hops with a 20 to 30 minute charge (10-70%)

In cold weather and or with a nasty headwind, you might see 100 mi from 100% to 0%.

I could pretty reliably hit 1.3mi/kWh by managing speed between 62 and 72 mph regardless of weather.

 

[takrdown]

We did several thousand miles of towing with it. Overall kind of a pain in the ass, But we loved it nonetheless.

When the weather was good and speeds were 65 to 70 mph. We could do about 150 mi between charges if necessary.

Typically, however, we would aim for 60 to 90 mile hops with a 20 to 30 minute charge (10-70%)

In cold weather and or with a nasty headwind, you might see 100 mi from 100% to 0%.

I could pretty reliably hit 1.3mi/kWh by managing speed between 62 and 72 mph regardless of weather.

What parts were a big PITA? My wife and I are going on our inaugural car camping trip in a few months and we plan on expanding to trailer camping.

 

[Indy avocado]

What parts were a big PITA? My wife and I are going on our inaugural car camping trip in a few months and we plan on expanding to trailer camping.

Mostly just charging logistics, as a lot of the places we wanted to go. Camp were 30, 50, 100 from the nearest DC fast charger. Were 30, 50, 100 mi from the nearest DC fast charger... And probably about 50% of the time the campground electrical didn't work (or would only reliably work at 120 volt 12 amp) - many campgrounds have really crappy wiring and bad grounding.

Plus most DC fast charging sites are set up for and on parking like a Tesla supercharger which means you have to disconnect, get really creative, or block part of the parking lot to charge while towing.

It was absolutely amazing for the trips that only required one charging stop or so. Each direction and the campgrounds provided a good charging experience. We did several trips only charging at home and the campground.

It's also pretty awesome to have a camper with you when you are killing 30 minutes to charge. A couple of times we either made meals or took a shower.

 

[takrdown]

It's also pretty awesome to have a camper with you when you are killing 30 minutes to charge. A couple of times we either made meals or took a shower.

Now THAT sounds amazing haha. Takes EV planning to a whole new level it sounds like

 

[JM.]

Weight has very little effect on EV range assuming you're using regen and not the friction brakes. Gas trucks lose a lot to weight and to potential inefficiencies running them harder. Aerodynamics is the key here; that is the trailer? Even just having my light but very tall dirt bike in the bed has a big impact on range. But a load of tile in the bed, down low, had no noticeable effect, while being 6x heavier.

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