The ONE thing that I believe could actually cause Slate to fail...

[IanNubbit]

I think they looked at reduced range when towing, then set the target at 1000 pounds, and designed everything for that limit. They could have put more weight into the chassis, heavier suspension, etc to get to 2k towing or higher, but then range without towing would go down some, and towing range might be 50 miles or less.

Imagine, 1,400lbs payload in the bed, 1,000 on the hitch, 200hp, 52.7kwh and a dream to make it 30 miles down the road 🤣🤣

 

[ElectricShitbox]

Imagine, 1,400lbs payload in the bed, 1,000 on the hitch, 200hp, 52.7kwh and a dream to make it 30 miles down the road 🤣🤣

The weight matters very little. All about the aero.

 

[KevinRS]

The weight matters very little. All about the aero.

Unless you are at the physical limits of the drivetrain. You will end up burning excess energy accelerating, and pulling up a hill, and regenerative braking isn't going to be enough so you use brake pads more and don't get as much energy back.
I think at the rated limits you will do a lot better than 30 miles, but the discussion was getting into why those limits are what they are. Aero drag is going to be the biggest impact towing, but even if someone upgraded the suspension and reinforced the frame/body, you are going to rapidly run into overloading the drivetrain and batteries.

 

[E90400K]

Imagine, 1,400lbs payload in the bed, 1,000 on the hitch, 200hp, 52.7kwh and a dream to make it 30 miles down the road 🤣🤣

I never had a problem with my 1987 140-horse Ranger STX V6.