How much can a nissan leaf tow? Feats of towing might!

[wdb]

Cool! EV makes perfect sense as a tow vehicle. Towing is all about torque baby.

[teknomage2012]

Tesla Caught Testing Towing, Up To 4400 lb Capacity - Gas 2

Tesla pulling 4400# spotted
Electric torque ideal for towing indeed !

[gone-ot]

All true, but as LOAD goes UP so does the CURRENT draw, meaning RANGE plummets! So, obviously, TESLA™ needs to 'test' how the relationship plots out, ie: RANGE vs. "towed" LOAD, etc..

[Piotrsko]

I would think that after the initial acceleration, all you have left is drag to overcome. So a low flatbed wouldn't be that bad on range. Not that a tesla goes 400 miles to a charge.

[teknomage2012]

Kenetic energy is mostly recoverable; it is the wind drag and rolling resistance of the car and load that most effect range.

[Fionn]

What type of hitch did you use and how was it mounted to the chassis?

[teknomage2012]

A Curt direct bolt on class 1 with direct plug wire harness and stinger for about $200

[gone-ot]

Originally Posted by teknomage2012

Kenetic energy is mostly recoverable; it is the wind drag and rolling resistance of the car and load that most effect range.

True, but every incline means ELEVATING more weight (vehicle + load), which eats range and gaining back only 90% regeneration means there is always a 10% loss...or more.

[teknomage2012]

Without trailer and load our aeromodded leaf gets 180 mpge with trailer and load 120 mpge so there you go. 120 mpge for a 5 seat 1 tone truck is amazing!

[euromodder]

Originally Posted by teknomage2012

Without trailer and load our aeromodded leaf gets 180 mpge with trailer and load 120 mpge so there you go. 120 mpge for a 5 seat 1 tone truck is amazing!

Are you in the US or Finland ?

In Belgium (EU) the Leafs aren't allowed to tow anything at all