The Truth About Electric Towing

Why HN readers recommended it

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

This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.

Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

Aging Wheels

Topic

electric vehicle towing

Format

explainer

Level

general

HN recommenders in dataset

4

HN mentions in dataset

8

Recommendation years in dataset

2025–2026

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

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• It’s pretty complicated. The issue with hauling is that it craters your aerodynamics and explodes your rolling resistance, so you need massive battery capacity. Or to slow down, but most people don’t want to do that. Aging wheels has a recent video on the subject: …

• The new huge GM EV & SUV trucks do have way more battery - and weight. The GM Silverado EV Work Truck is EPA 492 miles, tested at 530 by edmonds. So take the common rule of thumb, divide range by half or maybe a …

• > single-charge range issues are pretty much non-existent (for non-towing applications). Readers might enjoy this, though I can't find the conclusions section at a glance: [VIDEO] "The Truth about Electric Towing" - The video author says that weight doesn't make much difference, but aerodynamics does. …