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This page last updated August 4th, 2009
A Brief Explanation of EV Pusher Trailers for Cars and Bicycles
There are four types of powered trailers associated with Electric Vehicles. These are all Range Extenders that help propel the EV beyond the range of one charge of its own batteries.
They are:
1. Pusher trailers that are basically the front end of a gasoline-powered, front wheel drive, automatic transmission vehicle that physically pushes the EV, instead of driving the electric motor on its batteries.
2. A trailer with a gasoline, diesel, propane or other powered generator on it that can partially or fully power the EV. This is also called a TRE, or ‘Towable Range Extender.’
3. A trailer with extra charged batteries hooked to the EV to supplement the batteries in the EV.
4. A trailer covered with solar panels to help supply extra electricity to the EV.
You will eventually see examples of all four types of EV trailers on this web page.
Another possibility is a one-passenger trailer for driver-only electric cars. It could be equipped with a communications system such as are available for motorcyclists so the driver and trailer-passenger could talk. This would be akin to a motorcycle sidecar.
When a passenger was not in the trailer, it could be left at home thereby increasing the range of the vehicle by not incorporating the extra weight of the passenger compartment into the car at all times, thereby extending the range of the EV. This weight-saving innovation will be less necessary as mass production produces more powerful batteries that are reasonably priced.
THE MODULAR (ELECTRIC) CAR
This article is from Australia
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ELECTRIC CAR PUSHER TRAILER WITH GAS ENGINE
This is one way to add more range to your electric vehicle
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AND ANOTHER EV PUSHER TRAILER
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HOW ABOUT PULLING A GENERATOR TRAILER INSTEAD?
Behind a Toyota Rav4 EV
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HERE’S A YOUTUBE VIDEO OF AN ELECTRIC CAR TOWING A SOLAR PANEL TRAILER. THIS VEHICLE IS FROM PUERTO RICO
This is an outtake from the video
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HERE’S THE SOLARTAXI WITH ITS SOLAR PANEL TRAILER
More about this vehicle and many links below
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Special Feature!
SWITZERLAND’S ‘SOLARTAXI’ STARTED IN JULY 2007 ON THE 19 MONTH JOURNEY
Their mission is to inform the world about Climate Change
This is an earlier story about them
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On Brown Mountain, NWS. Australia
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Here are more links about their car and the trip
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The little 3-wheeled World traveller is pulled this 15 foot long solar panel trailer for some of its power
This was their basic route, but they were flexible
The SolarTaxi is Powered by a Swiss-Developed Sodium Nickel Chloride ‘Zebra’ Battery
For general information about this battery
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NAVITAS: YOUR PERSONAL SOLAR AND WIND-POWERED BIKE TRAILER
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A SOLAR POWERED BICYCLE PUSHER TRAILER
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THE MOTOBOB DISCONTINUED BICYCLE PUSHER TRAILER
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THE BIDWELL BICYCLE PUSHER TRAILER FOR ANY PEDALED BICYCLE
It is more powerful that it looks
It holds your groceries while it pushes
The plans for building one are available here
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AN ELECTRIC BIKE PUSHER FROM POLAND
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THE BOB AN ELECTRIC PUSHER BICYCLE HAULER FIRST RUN
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TOWING THE SOLAR WAGON
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THIS IS A DISCUSSION OF BATTERY TRAILERS
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ARTICLE: PUSHING EVS BEYOND THE BATTERY RANGE
Note: This is a pdf file
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ARTICLE: EV PUSHER
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