So, I have to give him credit – he definitely has created an interesting product and it offers very, very standout styling. He’s also provided test records of towing the trailer with a Tesla Model 3 (their smaller sedan), and has hundreds of miles of records to share. So that, alone, shows that he’s figured out the marketing. How smart? He’s been in Forbes, Men’s Health, and Esquire, as well as on CNN and elsewhere. But Kyung-Hyun Lew styled the Polydrop P17A trailer and markets it as specifically designed for being towed by electric vehicles. Let’s face it, there are plenty of other small trailers that can be towed by electric vehicles. It claims that there are sections of the P17A that have up to 8.7-inch-thick insulation. The company has also made bold statements about insulation. This includes a small hanging cubby, and the large rear hatch lifts to really open up the trailer. There is some storage inside the trailer. There’s also a hand-pumped faucet and 1.6 gallons of fresh water in “bricks” along with a 10-inch sink. While the base model of the Polydrop P17A has no provision for food prep, you can upgrade the trailer with a kitchen package that includes a Dometic 20L refrigerated “drawer” as well as an induction cooktop and some storage. Not having to deal with curves definitely has its advantages with solar mounting. The angular roof of the trailer makes a great place to mount those panels as well. With 520 watts of solar, you should be in great shape to keep anything charged. The base solar system is 260 watts – but you can double this for $600. You can even triple it if you’ve got $8,000 burning a hole in your pocket. The company also offers double the battery size if you need it. This would enable you to charge a laptop battery or even run a CPAP machine overnight. There’s also a power inverter so you can flip this on to run the 120vac plugs. According to company founder Kyung-Hyun Lew, those are sufficient to run the AC as well as the heater. There are 2.4kWh LiFePO4 (lithium batteries) on board – which is pretty substantial for such a small rig. ![]() Since we are looking to the Tesla crowd, this does have a full climate control system and it’s all run by battery. So a standard four-pin connector and small 2-inch ball are all that’s needed of the tow vehicle. Weighing in at just about 1,200 pounds, the trailer is not required to have braking. As such, they use a Timbren axle-less independent suspension. The company is using an aluminum frame and has paid particular attention to the underbody of the trailer with regard to aerodynamics. Though, it’s not like the trailer is typical either…Įssentially, this is a mobile bedroom much like any other teardrop trailer. ![]() ![]() I will when they reach production, believe me.īut, truthfully, the Polydrop P17A is a small bedroom trailer, more like the Earth Traveler T300 only without that model’s advanced materials. Several manufacturers have contacted me with their own prototypes they want me to share with you. A week ago I was hard-pressed to find any travel trailers that ran on predominantly electric power, and now I’m writing about the third one in production.
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