You’re right about capability vs rating. Current semis can pull upwards of 400,000lbs and do so in Australia...

Jun 3, 2019
5:43:01am

Tokolosh All-American

where road trains are more common.

Road train

A road train or land train is a trucking vehicle of a type used in rural and remote areas of Australia, the United States and in Europe to move freight efficiently. It consists of two or more trailers or semi-trailers hauled by a prime mover.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_train[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_train]

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Elon claims new pickup will tow 300K

CougieMcCougFace

6/3/19 5:17am

You’re right about capability vs rating. Current semis can pull upwards of 400,000lbs and do so in Australia...

Tokolosh

6/3/19 5:43am

Shorting Tesla is starting to become more profitable than investing in it.

Oranje

6/3/19 5:50am

Brilliant board name, BTW.

Philosoraptor

6/3/19 6:16am

300k lbs is far exceeds any allowable load rating in the US so what's the point

WDaddy

6/3/19 6:54am

Nevermind, just saw Toko's article above. Cool deal but imagine how horrific

WDaddy

6/3/19 6:55am

why would that be bad? Higher payloads = fewer trucks

Dissenter

6/3/19 7:26am

Exponential wear on highways for one- the heavier the load the worse

BeyondTheMark

6/3/19 7:54am

I was being facetious. You know how two trucks pass each other and end up

WDaddy

6/3/19 8:30am

Road Trains should never be allowed within city limits. But for long haul, point to point routes it can make sense.

Tokolosh

6/3/19 10:54am

Doubt he makes a truck worth buying at his claimed 49k price point either

CarolinaCoug

6/3/19 7:16am

And the VW Touareg 'can' tow a 747.

kccougar

6/3/19 7:45am

Is that the euro setup of the 747's engines paired together on each wing instead

StarMan

6/3/19 8:50am

For about 15 miles, then the battery runs out.

Mike Honcho

6/3/19 8:33am

Maybe he means 300 kg

Northwest Cougar

6/3/19 8:49am

I'll help clear that up for you.

Tesla Coug

6/3/19 9:21am

Towing on a straight runway

CougieMcCougFace

6/3/19 9:55am

A 30k-lb tow rating? LOL.

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