Can You Tow-Charge a Tesla?

Can Towing A Tesla Model 3 Recharge It? That’s a great question, and Engineering Explained is going to use a Ford Raptor to find out.

They’ll determine how quickly a Tesla can be recharged by towing it, and how far you’d need to travel to fully recharge the battery.

The Tesla Model 3 can charge its battery through regenerative braking, where the wheels of the car force the electric motor to spin, which forces a charge into the battery. This is used to slow the car down and improve its efficiency. However, if you tow the car, you might be able to use that regenerative braking to charge the battery, that is what this video seeks to find out.

They’ll determine what’s more efficient:

• Option 1: Traveling with a Ford Raptor from A to B, or
• Option 2: Using a Raptor to tow a Tesla, then driving the Tesla from A to B.

To do this, they’ll need to determine the Tesla’s efficiency, the Ford’s efficiency, and the Ford’s efficiency while towing. Then, using the regen rate of the Tesla, they can find out what the Tesla’s true fuel economy is while using a Ford Raptor to tow it…