[dcb]

Leaf can't Tow

What are you talking about?!? EV's make great tractors!

http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthread.php/how-much-can-nissan-leaf-tow-feats-towing-31477.html

edit, incredulity aside, welcome to diyelectriccar.


here is a leaf with a 2000 lb payload accelerating up a hill from a dead stop
https://youtu.be/Xjwu6v65Pd8?t=50

 

[dcb]

not rated doesn't really mean anything in the states, except if you are a truck enthusiast and want to feel "superior" while driving a horribly inefficient brick everywhere "just in case". But for efficiencies sake (and cost) a trailer is absolutely the best way to go in %99.999 of cases.

And I don't understand your logic, if you wish to imply that the leaf driveline is not suitable for towing (even though there is no evidence of that), how is putting it in a different body going to help?

I don't know what you are asking for since it sounds subjective and not evidence based.

I mean it is fine if you like trucks, but don't be throwing shade on trailers, because it really is just bs.

 

[dcb]

Forgive me, but are you certain? stability is largely a function of tractor weight vs trailer, and the leaf is pretty heavy. Also being lower to the ground it would probably be more stable than the same weight in a pickup.

I see where they mention "rating" but I don't see where it is law, got a UK code number or something?

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/car-ne...laws-weights-capacities-tow-cars-and-top-tips

 

[dcb]

as a practical matter the issue is bureaucracy. People tow with leafs all the time
http://www.mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?t=13428

Hell even the manufacturers basically ask customers "how much are you towing" when coming up with the ratings, and pander to the high margin truck crowd.

Trying to turn it into "the engineering of towing with a leaf" discussion is just silly, you throw a tow bar on it and use some common sense.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/CURT-Manufa...ash=item21261ab892:g:VPwAAOSwX61ZDG9q&vxp=mtr

 

[dcb]

Sure, in North America, where there is absolutely no regulation of towing equipment or tow vehicle towing capacity.

A. that is false. i.e. http://actiondonation.org/state-by-state-rv-and-towing-law/ and also on the liability end if you have exceeded hitch capacity for example, or under the umbrella of not securing a load.

B. It is almost %100 self regulated here with the pervasive attitude here that you shouldn't tow with anything less than a sherman tank. You hardly ever see a car towing here, but you will see millions of pick-ups on the road with zero payload.