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Originally Posted by Hersbird
I started on this forum years ago asking about the design of a trailer just like that, and was enlightened about things like how a parachute works, which is exactly how the back of that trailer is designed. People in the real world quickly find no advantages in feul economy towing a trailer like that or the R-pod was the one I was looking at.
Now a real teardrop like I have now does OK but those stand up teardrops are not really teardrops at all, just a standard camper with less room in the back and too fast of a taper to be of any aerodynamic advantage.
Still just using the fast charging price and Rivian range NOT towing makes it cost more per mile than a normal F150 buying gas. 135 kw to go 235 miles? You probably need to buy 150 kw to actually add 135 kw and at $.31 per kw puts you at $46 to go 235 miles. Now a F150 will get 28 mpg and use under 9 gallons to go that far, or gas would have to cost over $5/gallon to equal that. I have a feeling if gas hits $5/gallon, electricity will also go a similar percentage increase higher as well.
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Those chargers are no joke. Tesla was charging a $0.28/kWh flat rate back in 2018 when electricity was $0.08/kWh here and gas was $2.00
If you can't charge at home they definitely make it make more sense to drive a gasoline car instead.
https://www.electrifyamerica.com/pricing/