10-09-2018, 11:33 AM
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DIY: Tesla battery on a trailer doubles EV range, despite extra 1000 lbs
This is awesome:
(Screen shot from video, below.)
A RAV4 EV owner hacked a wrecked RAV to scavenge its battery pack & supporting structure to mount on a trailer to pull behind his car.
(We're talking about the most recent RAV EV, the joint partnership where Tesla guts went in a Toyota body. Not the old NiMH RAV.)
It's connected in parallel.
Highway range is about doubled.
Video:
Seen on: https://jalopnik.com/this-ev-nut-bui...ile-1829585212
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10-09-2018, 11:40 AM
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PS: EcoModder at heart!
He's got pizza pans ziptied onto his RAV4!  |
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10-09-2018, 12:35 PM
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When I put my empty flat bed trailer behind my leaf I lose about 10% of my range.
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10-09-2018, 03:17 PM
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10-17-2018, 12:14 PM
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trailer-range
If the 2020 DARKO trip works out,we'll have numbers for a gap-filled,aero trailer,which could hold the extra pack.
It's not inconceivable,that the Model S,P-100 I drove,with an aero'd range-extender trailer,could well exceed 620-miles range.
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