Will Mach-E tow the Lightship RV?

[deni1460]

I’m fascinated with the Lightship RV, built by former Tesla employees. It has solar charging energy to charge your vehicle as you drive! I‘m wondering if the Mach e is able to tow this?

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[HuntingPudel]

I’m fascinated with the Lightship RV, built by former Tesla employees. It has solar charging energy to charge your vehicle as you drive! I‘m wondering if the Mach e is able to tow this?

The US-spec Mach-E is not rated for towing. That said, there are trailer hitches available for the MME. People have been known to tow things with their US-spec MMEs.

Side note: The added energy cost of dragging around a trailer would be more than its solar power generator could offset.

 

[JMC4Testing]

The US-spec Mach-E is not rated for towing. That said, there are trailer hitches available for the MME. People have been known to tow things with their US-spec MMEs.

Side note: The added energy cost of dragging around a trailer would be more than its solar power generator could offset.

 

[JMC4Testing]

I added a Class 3 Reese hitch to my MME GT-P primarily to carry my bike rack, but I fear it could jeopardize my warranty.

Does anyone have any knowledge or experience with Ford using the aftermarket hitch to void warranty?

BTW, it was about $225 and putting it on at a casual pace w my son helping took about 1.5 to 2 hours with no drilling.

 

[Mach-Lee]

I’m fascinated with the Lightship RV, built by former Tesla employees. It has solar charging energy to charge your vehicle as you drive! I‘m wondering if the Mach e is able to tow this?

No way, it weighs 7500 lbs. Get a F-150 Lightning or Rivian.

 

[RickMachE]

A 7,500 pound trailer has a tongue weight of 975 pounds. That exceeds a Mach-E's payload.

It is also too heavy for a Lightning without a weight distribution hitch, and Max Tow.

 

[generaltso]

Does anyone have any knowledge or experience with Ford using the aftermarket hitch to void warranty?

Adding anything aftermarket can't just void the warranty if it didn't directly cause the issue. The Magnuson–Moss Warranty Act has your back.

 

[Mach1E]

Adding anything aftermarket can't just void the warranty if it didn't directly cause the issue. The Magnuson–Moss Warranty Act has your back.

This.

There really isn’t such a thing as “voiding a warranty.”

Now if they can show that your aftermarket part caused the problem, that’s a risk you have to decide if you’re willing to take.

 

[RedHookEnzo]

I had no idea how much these things cost. I was *stunned*.

I also couldn’t even tow this with our gladiator

 

[Mach1E]

I’m fascinated with the Lightship RV, built by former Tesla employees. It has solar charging energy to charge your vehicle as you drive! I‘m wondering if the Mach e is able to tow this?

Oh wow I looked it up.

7,500 lbs.

No, you can’t come even remotely close to towing this. In Europe our tow capacity is 1500 kg.

 

[RedStallion]

I’m fascinated with the Lightship RV, built by former Tesla employees. It has solar charging energy to charge your vehicle as you drive! I‘m wondering if the Mach e is able to tow this?

Mach-E can't tow. If you get F-150 Lightning, it can tow, but it will have very low efficiency when towing a heavy trailer. EVs aren't good at towing. According to MotorTrend testing, an F-150 Lightning Platinum saddled with a camper that nearly maxed out its 8,500-pound towing capacity couldn't even cover 100 miles, equivalent to about 10 gal of gasoline for a combustion-powered F-150. Amount of solar power you can get is miniscule, doesn't materially change the equation.

 

[thekat03]

In theory, the Lightship 1 has a motor to help propel itself along, so should be easier to tow than another 7500 lb trailer. However, a bigger vehicle would still be wise for better handling, because it's 24' long.

Personally, I would rather have a simple barebones teardrop trailer. Much more likely to be towable by a Mach-E.

 

[Hammered]

Mach-E can't tow. If you get F-150 Lightning, it can tow, but it will have very low efficiency when towing a heavy trailer. EVs aren't good at towing. According to MotorTrend testing, an F-150 Lightning Platinum saddled with a camper that nearly maxed out its 8,500-pound towing capacity couldn't even cover 100 miles, equivalent to about 10 gal of gasoline for a combustion-powered F-150. Amount of solar power you can get is miniscule, doesn't materially change the equation.

I don't think you've looked into what exactly this product is. The good -- regardless the tow vehicle, its range isn't impacted. The bad, it needs to DC fast charge to keep up said trick. The really bad -- consider a 20yr mortgage to purchase it.

 

[RedStallion]

I don't think you've looked into what exactly this product is. The good -- regardless the tow vehicle, its range isn't impacted. The bad, it needs to DC fast charge to keep up said trick. The really bad -- consider a 20yr mortgage to purchase it.

Actually, I did look at the product. It's battery is nowhere sufficient to compensate for its weight. It's a really dumb idea to offer such a costly inconvenient solution, when any gasoline truck would do better at a fraction of a cost.

 

[Mach1E]

Actually, I did look at the product. It's battery is nowhere sufficient to compensate for its weight. It's a really dumb idea to offer such a costly inconvenient solution, when any gasoline truck would do better at a fraction of a cost.

Costly and inconvenient? Absolutely.

But it’s how rich environmentalists roll.

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