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Old 10-03-2018, 01:08 PM   #77 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by jray3 View Post
This old thread popped to the top of my feed for some reason, and I realized that besides having a confusing title, it doesn't include the articles about my pusher trailer.
https://insideevs.com/explained-mits...xtender-story/

MPG was a fail, stuck in the low 20's while pushing, but like a Volt, there were about 45 miles of infinite MPG to start off or finish each journey...
This thread appears to be about a trailer which is itself an EV, negating its drag on its ICE tow vehicle, or even augmenting the tow vehicle's power.

An ICE pusher like you describe for giving an EV longer range is slightly more familiar ground:

EV Pusher | MrSharkey.Com
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