• evranch@lemmy.ca
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    7 months ago

    Dedicated tow vehicles are compact but powerful. Powerful engines and strong drivetrains are expensive, and especially if they’re going to run unattended these would have to be powerful.

    Otherwise can you imagine having this thing chase your light, fast car up a big hill, slowly falling further behind until it loses connection?

    Or roasting itself on a long climb until it boils coolant, blows a head gasket, depletes its batteries or one of the many other things that could happen to an unattended motor working at 100% load.