DATA THREAD: Post your tow and efficiency!

[Pro or NO]

Good topic.. No pics but, equipment trailer, SxS, wheeler, dirt bike, and gear. Maybe 6000 lbs. Probably 45mph average. Constant up and down hills. 1.6 m/kwh.

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[nodoubleg]

I’ve towed my Jeep from Grand Rapids, MI to Moab, and back. This was in March, for Easter Jeep Safari.

First, the numbers:

about 7500 pounds, Jeep + trailer.
Height: unknown, don’t have that trailer anymore.
Mileage: pretty much 1.0 mi/kwh. Sometimes I got 1.1.
speed: 65 or less mostly, unless I had a couple charging stops close together
20 charging stops each way.
Dropped the trailer only 3 times total

one stretch in western Illinois was a bit of a charging desert when driving something with a shorter range. Had to drop speed to 50 mph, after I made the boneheaded attempt to “draft” a semi truck that was cookin! Not worth it!

cheapest charging was at an EA in Iowa (sorry, didn’t wroteWorked out to a bit over $0.12/kwh! Cheaper than my off-peak rate at home.

had one other REALLY close call in Colorado, got off the highway and truck wouldn’t move after I stopped at the end of the off-ramp. Had to turn it off, wait a minute, then carefully turn the corner, not stopping until I got to the charging station, which was literally just around the corner. I stopped the truck a few inches too far away! Luckily, after being shut off for another minute or two, the truck would give me enough power to creep forward enough to plug in. Getting that close was the result of another “drafting” attempt. Lesson learned.

Trip took about 2 1/2 days. Little longer than when I drove it last year in the Jeep, but the comfort of the truck had me fully rested and relaxed when I got into Moab. Charging costs weren’t cheap (even with both EA and Tesla memberships), but it came out to about what I’d have paid in gas to drive just the Jeep out. As if right on queue, the Jeep’s power steering pump left the chat just as I got it up on the trailer to head home.

Truck did just fine crossing the mountains. I was concerned about range for that part, due to the weight, but it ended up being more than fine.

one complaint: in the mountains, ice building up on the front bumper made adaptive cruise control get cranky. There wasn’t an easy or safe way to turn adaptive cruise off to just regular cruise without hunting in the menus on the big screen. One suggestion Ford: when the front sensors are blocked by ice, give people a message they can simply click “ok” to so we can turn off adaptive cruise, so we at least get regular cruise control in those situations, instead of getting a kajillion notifications and cruise not working.

 

[V8BoatBuilder]

23' Grady-White, Approx 6,000lbs w/trailer and 11' to the top of the radar.

Just completed a 500 mile round trip with the rig, and averaged 1.0 mi/kwh doing 65mph.

 

[TomB985]

Thanks! Just added to the spreadsheet.

 

[bmw325_num99]

Trailer - Aluminum 2-axle car deck trailer with tire rack + VW-based 1970 Manx-style beach buggy - 1,750 lbs empty trailer weight + 1300 lbs Buggy weight = 3,050 lbs
Height w/Buggy - 71” tall with Buggy
Efficiency average - 1.3 mi/kWh at 55 MPH average.
Towing miles -365 mi

 

[bmw325_num99]

Trailer - 26" Family Cruiser Boat with cuddy Cabin = 7,450 lbs
Height - 84"
Efficiency average - 1.05 mi/kWh at 55 MPH average.
Towing miles - 294 mi

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