Tesla towing test: hauling a dead electric car across New Zealand

Описание: Last year we went on a caravan holiday to see if an electric car could tow a caravan. The result was unsurprising: yes, electric cars have more than enough range and power for towing regular loads.

But despite that successful test, when it comes to towing with electric cars, critics on the internet can get quite passionate, and they told us we need to tow more, faster, further, and harder! So... we did!

To finally put the old "EVs can't tow" myth to bed, Gav borrowed an eight year old Tesla Model S, loaded a tonne of weight on the back, then towed it through the night, on the toughest, steepest, windiest roads across the width of New Zealand's North Island.

After witnessing the destruction from worsening climate change-related weather events, and seeing as all the electricity used in this trip was purely Climate Positive, it was the right journey at the right time.

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Head to ecotricity.co.nz and chuck in your address to see how much money & carbon you can save right now. It's that easy and it makes a real difference.