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Old 08-07-2017, 08:55 PM   #393 (permalink)
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[QUOTE=teknomage2012;546767]Your efforts would be better spent improving the leaf aerodynamics than building a pusher trailer, wedge the nose with a shaped foam grill block, and install a hitch kit and make a tail cone that plugs in to the hitch reciever, install disc wheel covers and rear wheel well spats to add a Lot of range.

Sorry teknomage, improving the aero of a LEAF is an order of magnitude less impact than building a pusher trailer. The object is not to extend range from 85 to 100 miles per charge, it is to extend range from 85 to more like 500 per fillup. Myself and several others have used pushers for very long road trips. It's worthwhile because though it can eliminate the need for a 'road trip vehicle' in your fleet, the pusher will only be in use for a tiny fraction of the average driver's trips. With this in mind, it doesn't matter so much if your pusher only returns 20 mpg or so, if it displaces the need for a whole 'nother vehicle.

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