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The Truth About Electric Towing

Aging Wheels · explainer · Watch on YouTube

Cars, EVs & motorcycles

What it is

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.

Why Hacker News recommends it

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

  • 4 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2025, last 2026

What HN commenters said

  1. “Aging wheels has a recent video on the subject”

    Tests of how towing affects electric truck range

    masklinn, 2025-08 · Recommendation · in “Telo MT1”

  2. “Aging Wheels" thoroughly tested a variety of trailers towed behind a variety of vehicles”

    Thorough tests of trailers and added weight on EV efficiency

    Alive-in-2025, 2025-08 · Recommendation · in “Telo MT1”

  3. “Readers might enjoy this”

    Weight matters little, aerodynamics matters a lot when towing

    01HNNWZ0MV43FF, 2025-12 · Recommendation · in “Ford kills the All-Electric F-150”

  4. “The YouTube channel Aging Wheels has two good videos on this.”

    Loading a truck to max capacity barely changes range

    mortos, 2026-02 · Recommendation · in “Rivian R2: Electric Mid-Size SUV”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: electric trucks, towing, ev range, aerodynamics, silverado ev

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