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Pebble - an Electric RV trailer with regen braking and power tow assist

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vmikee

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Many of us are interested in flat-towing our Scouts. A company in San Francisco is developing an all electric trailer that includes a power tow assist to help propel the trailer while towing and uses regenerative braking to help charge the batteries in the trailer. So technically it should be possible for the Scout to have a similar "TOAD" mode for flat towing behind a motorhome ... right? Talk about a huge selling point for the RV community!

Website: https://pebblelife.com/pebble-flow

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It's been a minute since I've seen one of their videos...their voiceover style always sounds so fake.

Pebble looks really cool though!
 
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R1TVT said:
I saw this a year or so ago and couldn't get over the price. Does appear to be a nice GLAMPING space though. LOL.
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I posted this more about the regenerative braking and assisted power when towed, although I do like to glamp! I mean if a travel trailer can do that, why wouldn't an EV be able to do that too?

And I'm on both ends of the camping spectrum. :)
 

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R1TVT said:
Totally get it, but it would cost more than your Scout. LOL.
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I don't think it should add much to the cost of a Scout. I would think it would be mostly about programming the "being towed" mode, all the hardware technology is already part of an EV. Certainly new and expensive for a travel trailer (that automated hitch hookup is pretty cool), but most of it is not really new tech in an EV.
 
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vmikee said:
I don't think it should add much to the cost of a Scout. I would think it would be mostly about programming the "being towed" mode, all the hardware technology is already part of an EV. Certainly new and expensive for a travel trailer (that automated hitch hookup is pretty cool), but most of it is not really new tech in an EV.
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Yes, I was referring to the pebble price tag, which I think was sitting around $109K for the trailer... Someone needs to start a Pebble VRBO...
 
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Would be awesome for the flat tow peoples to add similar features to the Scouts assuming existing hardware and software could be used to make it happen in order to avoid price hikes to pay for it.
 
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