DATA THREAD: Post your tow and efficiency!

TomB985 · Sep 2, 2024

Good evening, everyone.

I pull a small folding camper, and I’m interested in getting something a bit larger without sacrificing too much efficiency. I thought we could use a thread where people posted their towing information to give the community an idea on efficiency with different trailer types. I’ll start:

Trailer - 2019 Flagstaff T21TBHW - 2,650 lbs empty weight.
Height - 68” folded
Efficiency average - 1.4 mi/kWh at 60-65 MPH.
Towing miles - 7,500 and counting

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Who’s next?

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RickKeen · Sep 2, 2024

24' pontoon without trailering tarp. ~5200 lbs
0.9 to 1.0 mi/kWh at 65-70 mph. Down to 0.7 - 0.8 into a headwind.

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21' Wakeboat with tight trailering tarp and tower up with bimini in stowed position. ~6200 lbs.
~1.1 mi/kWh at 65-70 mph

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Ford Motor Company · Sep 3, 2024

TomB985 said:
Good evening, everyone.

I pull a small folding camper, and I’m interested in getting something a bit larger without sacrificing too much efficiency. I thought we could use a thread where people posted their towing information to give the community an idea on efficiency with different trailer types. I’ll start:

Trailer - 2019 Flagstaff T21TBHW - 2,650 lbs empty weight.
Height - 68” folded
Efficiency average - 1.4 mi/kWh at 60-65 MPH.
Towing miles - 7,500 and counting

Who’s next?

Thanks for sharing your towing experience. We can't wait to see more!

Ford Motor Company · Sep 3, 2024

RickKeen said:
24' pontoon without trailering tarp. ~5200 lbs
0.9 to 1.0 mi/kWh at 70-75 mph. Down to 0.7 - 0.8 into a headwind.

21' Wakeboat with tight trailering tarp and tower up with bimini in stowed position. ~6200 lbs.
~1.1 mi/kWh at 70-75 mph

Awesome! Your Lightning is getting the job done.

62F1004x4 · Sep 3, 2024

Truck 2023 Lariat standard range with Max Tow
Trailer - 2009 Airstream 23’- 6,000 lbs full loaded weight.
Height - 96”
Efficiency average - 1.1 mi/kWh at 60 MPH.
Towing miles - weekend getaway 140 miles round trip this weekend.

I was thinking of getting a smaller trailer but the efficiency is not that different to justify a change. I still cannot get past the Texas / New Mexico charging desert on I40 . Hopefully soon there will be more charging stations or I will receive the Tesla adapter. I would like to go camping out west direction towards Colorado.

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SteuLight · Sep 3, 2024

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Trailer - 2015 Forest River Wildwood 26TBSS
Loaded weight ~ 6500 lbs
Height: 11' with air conditioner
Average efficiency - 0.9 mi/kw at 65 mph.
Regularly tow up to 200 miles from home; usually requires one charge on the way.

Wattsgas · Sep 3, 2024

Trailer - 2015 Airstream Flying Cloud
Loaded weight ~ 6500 lbs
Height 9'
Average efficiency - 1.2 mi/kw at 65 mph interstate and 50-55 on the mountain roads.
This trip had 14,500 and 12,500 of downhill. Some freeway, lots of mountain roads. Not gonna lie, I did have some range anxiety at the top of Washington pass, but a 15 mile downhill relieved that. One charge stop for lunch. Long leg was 137 miles after lunch that included 8,500 of elevation gain. Used A Better Route Planner to plan trip. It was conservative, except on the climb, which did give me some range anxiety. The destination estimate was accurate.

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Ford Motor Company · Sep 3, 2024

Wattsgas said:
Trailer - 2015 Airstream Flying Cloud
Loaded weight ~ 6500 lbs
Height 9'
Average efficiency - 1.2 mi/kw at 65 mph interstate and 50-55 on the mountain roads.
This trip had 14,500 and 12,500 of downhill. Some freeway, lots of mountain roads. Not gonna lie, I did have some range anxiety at the top of Washington pass, but a 15 mile downhill relieved that. One charge stop for lunch. Long leg was 137 miles after lunch that included 8,500 of elevation gain. Used A Better Route Planner to plan trip. It was conservative, except on the climb, which did give me some range anxiety. The destination estimate was accurate.

Thanks for sharing your journey Mike!

21st Century Truck · Sep 3, 2024

We are towing a TimberLeaf teardrop Pika (model) camper trailer. Dry weight = 1480 pounds, + our gear and a RoofNest platform hard tent on top.

With my old Mustang Mach E equipped with the Euro Ford-authorized tow drawbar, I pulled 1.9 - 2.0 miles/kW in the Summer at 62 - 64 MPH (the design speed limit for that tow drawbar setup) on flatlands, and far less in up the mountains. In Winter 2004 during the cold snap when I pulled that rig from Colorado to Maine, I got between 0.9 and 1.4 miles/kW... the very low number was while crossing & camping in the Colorado Rockies.

Now with the Lightning ER, so far all during the warm months, I get about 1.7+ miles/kW in the mid-Atlantic holding about 75 - 80 MPH.

I now have / had about 7,500 miles pulling this teardrop trailer with the Mach E, and another 2,000 so far pulling it with the Lightning.

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Storm Breaker · Sep 4, 2024

I have a slightly different towing experience for yall. i dont know all the specs but i rented a trailer from tractor supply and 60x? i was picking up a zeroturn from lancaster pa to bring home. stop and go traffic in rural and suburban areas with hills and curves. did about 80-100 miles round trip. i avg 2.1 mi/kwh. i post this because if youre a local contractor towing mowers or trailers from job to job this truck will def. excel and provide you pleanty of range for the day.

johnnyonetime · Sep 4, 2024

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‘22 Lariat ER
‘23 Ember 221 MSL. 7000 lbs
2500 miles round trip Deltona, FL to Fair Oaks Ranch, Tx for the Solar Eclipse.
Average 1.0 mi/kWh @ 65mph on interstate highways. I bought an A2Z adapter and used Tesla superchargers, couldn’t have done it without.

Ford Motor Company · Sep 4, 2024

johnnyonetime said:
‘22 Lariat ER
‘23 Ember 221 MSL. 7000 lbs
2500 miles round trip Deltona, FL to Fair Oaks Ranch, Tx for the Solar Eclipse.
Average 1.0 mi/kWh @ 65mph on interstate highways. I bought an A2Z adapter and used Tesla superchargers, couldn’t have done it without.

Cool! We hope you have many more tows to share!

Ford Motor Company · Sep 4, 2024

SteuLight said:
Trailer - 2015 Forest River Wildwood 26TBSS
Loaded weight ~ 6500 lbs
Height: 11' with air conditioner
Average efficiency - 0.9 mi/kw at 65 mph.
Regularly tow up to 200 miles from home; usually requires one charge on the way.

Thanks for sharing what your Lightning can do, Todd!

Galactus55 · Sep 4, 2024

2022 CONNECT 37 ft. 8,000 lbs.
I get .8 to 1 mile/kWh average 110 miles per charge
That's good enough for where I need to go. :idea:

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Whammy Bar · Sep 4, 2024

Uhaul 6x12 open trailer with a golf cart in it.

Irvine to Palm Springs to Irvine (234mi).

Leave at 100%, pull in at 10%. 55mph the whole way.

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