[Caevlist] Towing with the Y

[Craig Hudson]

Some great engineering in Houston at TAXA Outdoors.
https://taxaoutdoors.com/habitats/  <https://taxaoutdoors.com/habitats/>
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I'm thinking of the Woolly Bear with a customized front "nose cone" and
some wheel "pants"....    😎

Here are their 3 models:
1500 pound Cricket (popup) https://youtu.be/J2aT94GdnII
1300 pound Tiger Moth (sleeps 2)  https://youtu.be/_tBh5aFzASo
1300 pound Woollybear (gear wagon) https://youtu.be/2UwiS7uU-FI

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*Craig Hudson*              *Mobile     *503-798-6952
Poco Vineyards





On Mon, Apr 5, 2021 at 10:49 AM Otmar <forum at evcl.com> wrote:

> Thanks for the real world data.
> I’m sure we all know conceptually that towing increases energy use some.
> The thing I am realizing more and more is that having a very aerodynamic
> tow car, makes the trailer drag a higher impact by percentage than it might
> be with a tow vehicle that has higher aerodynamic loads to start with.
>
> -Otmar, on mobile device.
>
>
>
> -Otmar, on mobile device.
> > On Apr 5, 2021, at 9:58 AM, Alan Batie <alan at batie.org> wrote:
> >
> > Aerodynamics really do matter - I drove up to Portland yesterday to
> look at a small tent trailer I've been giving some thought (only half
> seriously) to getting.  As expected, they wouldn't let me take it for a
> "test tow", but I did get a new stinger with the 1 7/8" ball I need for my
> little utility trailer (the one I had on the RAV was for a smaller hitch
> and wouldn't work in the Model Y).  This afternoon, I took my little
> utility trailer out for a test tow.  On the way up to Portland at 70mph, I
> was consuming 270Wh/mile.  Coming back at 75mph, it was just a hair under
> 300Wh/mile.  Pulling the little, unloaded, utility trailer at 60mph out to
> Tangent...440Wh/mile, and for a brief run at 70mph, just over 500Wh/mile.
> Since I didn't have a cover on, I think I was hit aerodynamically with both
> the front of the trailer and the tailgate, so it's probably about what I
> can expect if I got the tent trailer. Between the $15k and the range hit, I
> think I'll just keep using a tent or a motel 😉
> >
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