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I saw this inwards the parking lot of the hotel where I'm staying. Inspection: yes, it's the chassis of an early on 1970s VW, alongside motor as well as transmission inwards place. The motor appears functional. It's connected to the gas cans. Yet, this is a trailer. Why? (Hint: it's parked adjacent to a novel Toyota CRV electrical car.)

Answer: The possessor has a overnice novel Toyota CRV electric. He extolled the virtues of the electric, its greenness, as well as the taxation breaks as well as costless charging options. But, it entirely has a 120 mile range, as well as sometimes he needs to crusade longer distances on the freeway. This is Utah, afterwards all.

So... the VW trailer. When inwards need, he puts the trailer inwards quaternary gear, as well as turns on its electrical system. The bound is stuck sum open. He pulls it to larn going put, pose put put... Then, the trailer pushes the automobile along. What if he needs to ho-hum down? No problem, he hits the regenerative brakes on the Toyota, as well as then right away the VW is likewise charging upward his batteries!

American ingenuity is yet alive!

I did non enquire if the highway patrol was aware of simply how the trailer functions. Or the DOT, EPA, NHTSA, etc. etc.


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