California-based startup Polydrops that launched its first teardrop trailer featuring a cool angular design back in 2019, has come up with a new trailer towable with electric vehicles. The new P17A model inherits the aerodynamic shape from its predecessor and has a lightweight aluminum frame, making it capable of being towed by most vehicles including EVs, without losing much range.
Polydrops has tested the new teardrop trailer with a 2018 Tesla Model 3 Long Range featuring 18-inch stock rims and found that the electric car was able to tow the camper 245 miles in a single charge. As noted by Dwell, Tesla cars lose as much as 50-percent of their range with campers, whereas P17A makes them more efficient with only compromising 20-percent. This means the EV will be able to tow the P17A camper farther with lesser power utilization and range compromise.
Polydrops P17A camper measures about 14 feet long, 6 feet wide, and about 5 feet high. Just like the earlier model, it has gull-wing style doors and a clear anodized aluminum finish for a cool look on the outside. It is slightly larger than the earlier model, with a six-inch wider cabin.
Its streamlined interior sports light and minimal color palette for an airy feel. The camper accommodates a full-size mattress, and it’s equipped with LED lighting, storage spaces, a micro closet with clothes bar, a control panel, and plenty of outlets and charging ports to charge devices.
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The 2021 Polydrops trailer can be equipped to generate and store energy for future use. Equipped with 520W solar panels, an MPPT solar charge controller, and 12kWh batteries; the camper can hold sufficient energy for more than six nights of climate-controlled camping. It also includes a battery-powered air conditioner, vent fan, heater, and accessories essential for an owner.
The standard model of 2021 Polydrops trailer retails for $24,990, and there is an option to include add-ons like the battery and solar panels, a Bluetooth sound system, and a kitchen module.
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