I've actually done this for a short distance with my Ranger EV. You just set the off-throttle regen to be fairly light and let it charge up over the duration of your trip. Tying increased regen into the brake lights of the tow vehicle would be a cool idea, but not one you would want to depend on for safety since eventually the pack may fill up to the point of no more regen.
I wonder how much the tow vehicle's mileage would go down? On the other hand, if you're going to take this very far, you could have the EV assist the tow vehicle with getting up to speed, turning the whole thing into a parallel hybrid. -- Geoff Shepherd '98 Factory Ford Ranger EV '00 Honda Insight On 10/10/02 10:18 PM, "Peter VanDerWal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If your EV is setup to do regen then yes, but what a load on the motor > home. Your milage would go way down and your polution would go up. > > Lock Hughes wrote: > >> --- Dave Davidson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> I've always >>> thought an EV would be >>> perfect for towing behind a motor home and using for >>> local touring. >>> >> >> Jeeeees... you make me wonder... could the EV >> electrics be "flipped" to charge the batts while the >> EV is being towed? (!!!)... or would it be >> easier/better just to wire the EV directly to the >> motor home to recharge on the highway? >> >> Lock
