How do you charge a electric truck that happens to be towing a trailer?
Gosh that looks strange.
Is it a horsebox? Is it a caravan for shy people?
Just two of the many more questions that the article throws up.
Such as:
How much weight can an electric vehicle tow?
What does it do to the range? Can you trust the range computer on your dashboard?
Are caravan sites going to have to have extra charging sockets next to where you connect your caravan to the mains electricity? Or will you have a cable running from your electric car or truck through your caravan window and plugged in next to the TV?
Car+Driver's main concern though is, given that charging point bays are designed to be driven into by cars, do you have to unhitch a trailer and leave it somewhere? That trailer in the picture looks a bit hefty to be manhandled.
It looks like the manufacturers of electric trucks haven't thought that one through either - apart from Rivian - their agreements with charging companies specify that they will need space to accommodate vehicles that are towing trailers. They say that they will also make sure there is room for this type of charging in its own charging network.
Final question:
What is the best thing to carry in a trailer pulled by an electric vehicle?
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