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The Truth About Electric Towing

Aging Wheels · 529.1K views · 2025-07-28 · 25:59

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Overview

Aging Wheels tests how towing trailers affects the range of electric trucks, including a Silverado EV. It shows that trailer aerodynamics matters far more than added weight.

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HN cites it as data-backed evidence that weight has little effect on EV range while air resistance from trailers does.

Recommended by 4 HN people across 3 months · HN mentions 2025–2026

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mortos · 2026-02 · Recommendation

Weight has nearly no effect on range of an EV. The YouTube channel Aging Wheels has two good videos on this. Here he talks about towing, and he demonstrates loading the truck to max capacity makes nearly no difference: [VIDEO] He also covered an attempted Cannonball run where they stuffed two extra battery packs into a Rivian R1T: [LINK] Real differences makers are smaller wheels and aerodynamics

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01HNNWZ0MV43FF · 2025-12 · Recommendation

> single-charge range issues are pretty much non-existent (for non-towing applications). Readers might enjoy this, though I can't find the conclusions section at a glance: [VIDEO] "The Truth about Electric Towing" - The video author says that weight doesn't make much difference, but aerodynamics does. Towing a big flat piece of plywood that weighs 50 pounds but catches the wind is much worse for your range (or MPG) than towing an entire second truck, if the towed truck is aerodynamic.

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masklinn · 2025-08 · Recommendation

It’s pretty complicated. The issue with hauling is that it craters your aerodynamics and explodes your rolling resistance, so you need massive battery capacity. Or to slow down, but most people don’t want to do that. Aging wheels has a recent video on the subject: [VIDEO]

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