Range for AWD Cybertruck 200-250 miles after many real world tests

[lowtek]

I mean if the range is 200 and it drops to 100 when towing, likely not for me or any other truck owner.
If the real world range is closer to 250-280 and towing you can get north of 125 it is doable to get from one super charger to another.
Hope we get some more info after waiting for 4 years for this, and a month post delivery, shouldn't be to long before someone does a full drive review and answers some general questions.

I would take any early information with a grain of salt ... and you really don't know what "every other truck owner"'s requirements are ... just sayin' ... but keep on trollin'

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[davelloydbrown]

It's a given that EV technology will continue to get cheaper and better, but you have a lot more restraint than I do. Because the tech is already beyond where it needs to be to exceed my needs. My plan is to sell the Foundation Series Cybertruck when a lighter, cheaper, better one is introduced (probably in late 2025).

My first laptop computer cost $6,000 in 1995, a HUGE amount of money back then, and half that much 4 or 5 years later. And it was slimmer and faster, with longer battery life. But the high price didn't bother me because it was one of my primary tools for making money and I wanted the best available at the time, even if it cost a lot.

Automotive EV technology, in terms of improvements and cost reductions, doesn't move as fast as pure computer tech, but it's the same principle.

Yeah I got my first desktop in 1995 with windows 95 and it cost 3 k and I needed a certified cheque to pick it up. I was starting an MBA on a part time basis and was working as a veterinarian at an emergency clinic with one child, little did I know that we would be getting triplets in another year.

I can wait a couple of years as we will be building on a second property that is 100 arces of trees with no electricity so I will need to haul a lot of equipment. The current CT does not have enough towing capacity or range.

 

[Gigahorse]

I would take any early information with a gain of salt ... and you really don't know what "every other truck owner"'s requirements are ... just sayin' ... but keep on trollin'

Huge grain of salt when the sample size is 5 CT owners. But very grateful to have SOME information finally coming out a month after deliveries and 4 years post announcement. Think we have all be patient enough, and waited enough, that it is ok to look at and comment on the real world use cases that are finally coming out.

I can't speak for all truck owners, but hauling/towing is usually a prerequisite, and considering it is in 2/3 of the marketing from Tesla about the CT I don't think towing should be eliminated from the conversation

 

[Gigahorse]

Yeah I got my first desktop in 1995 with windows 95 and it cost 3 k and I needed a certified cheque to pick it up. I was starting an MBA on a part time basis and was working as a veterinarian at an emergency clinic with one child, little did I know that we would be getting triplets in another year.

I can wait a couple of years as we will be building on a second property that is 100 arces of trees with no electricity so I will need to haul a lot of equipment. The current CT does not have enough towing capacity or range.

If you can get past the current apparent low range hurdle it would be great to have your CT out there as a big power bank to run your lights, camp, or construction site out there.

 

[davelloydbrown]

If you can get past the current apparent low range hurdle it would be great to have your CT out there as a big power bank to run your lights, camp, or construction site out there.

hopefully someday, if not the CT the silverado is supposed to have 400-500 mile range

 

[Gigahorse]

hopefully someday, if not the CT the silverado is supposed to have 400-500 mile range

Yea the 500+ was the big selling feature for me, wondering if the legacy autos will see this as an opportunity to take some truck market share with a truck that can tow for some distance due to have a larger starting range.

 

[Carnut12]

I mean if the range is 200 and it drops to 100 when towing, likely not for me or any other truck owner.
If the real world range is closer to 250-280 and towing you can get north of 125 it is doable to get from one super charger to another.
Hope we get some more info after waiting for 4 years for this, and a month post delivery, shouldn't be to long before someone does a full drive review and answers some general questions.

Anyone towing should move on, Ford proved that. Tesla Y says 300, but gets about 200, I’m guessing on the highway at 75-80 this gets no more then 200 miles. Towing I’m guessing you’re close to 120-150 or so is my guess.

 

[Gigahorse]

Anyone towing should move on, Ford proved that. Tesla Y says 300, but gets about 200, I’m guessing on the highway at 75-80 this gets no more then 200 miles. Towing I’m guessing you’re close 120-150 or so is my guess.

125-140 will get you from super charger to super charger in most parts of the country. 500+ or 250 towing would have been REALLY nice, but if the actual range is 300 (not 200) and the towing is 125+ (not 90 towing) I think myself and others will be able to get by with some planning and workarounds.
If it is under 100 miles towing definitely not an option, I will say Tesla has a MUCH better charging system than Ford even with the CT currently needing about an hour+ at Superchargers I am hopeful that # will come down with software updates.

 

[cvalue13]

Anyone towing should move on, Ford proved that.

what Ford “proved” is that if you want to drive a BEV truck like an ICE truck - which is to say, too fast, over-loaded (aerodynamically), lazy planning, and and with a gargantuan 36 gallon fuel tank worth of range - then yes, move on.

Bur if you can man up and tow like my grandfather had to through all of the 50s, 60s, 70s, and much of the 80s - which is to say, slow and steady, correctly loaded, careful planning, and with a small fuel tank - then for MANY people an BEV truck will be just fine.



But no, people who should probably be buying a 3/4 ton truck anyway, and who tow heavy and long distances regularly, hate stopping, and hate planning, should def keep looking to 3/4 ton performance and adding the extended fuel tank.

Fortunately for them and Ford/Tesla, that’s actually a relatively tiny portion of the population.

Their BEV truck will come, but not just yet.

 

[HaulingAss]

hopefully someday, if not the CT the silverado is supposed to have 400-500 mile range

Even if the Silverado has a 460-mile EPA range, it will underperform the Cybertruck on a 70 mph trip.

GM is trying to fight aerodynamics by using huge, expensive batteries. And if you think the 460-mile Silverado will be affordable or built in large numbers so it's widely available, in the next three years, you will find out just how full of it GM is when it comes to electric vehicles.

GM is trying to fake it until they make it, which will turn into faking it until they're broke.

 

[HaulingAss]

Anyone towing should move on, Ford proved that. Tesla Y says 300, but gets about 200, I’m guessing on the highway at 75-80 this gets no more then 200 miles. Towing I’m guessing you’re close 120-150 or so is my guess.

Based upon how many new Cybertruck Owners Clubers have made new accounts to spout complete nonsense, I can say that many interests find Cybertruck extremely threatening to their financial interests.

Sad to be you.

Nothing good comes from trying to swim against the tide or trying to stop an idea whose time has come.

 

[Carnut12]

what Ford “proved” is that if you want to drive a BEV truck like an ICE truck - which is to say, too fast, over-loaded (aerodynamically), lazy planning, and and with a gargantuan 36 gallon fuel tank worth of range - then yes, move on.

Bur if you can man up and tow like my grandfather had to through all of the 50s, 60s, 70s, and much of the 80s - which is to say, slow and steady, correctly loaded, careful planning, and with a small fuel tank - then for MANY people an BEV truck will be just fine.



But no, people who should probably be buying a 3/4 ton truck anyway, and who tow heavy and long distances regularly, hate stopping, and hate planning, should def keep looking to 3/4 ton performance and adding the extended fuel tank.

Fortunately for them and Ford/Tesla, that’s actually a relatively tiny portion of the population.

Their BEV truck will come, but not just yet.

I agree with that. I don’t tow and I’m looking forward to owning this truck, but if I did tow often I’d look elsewhere. I’m not talking towing Jet skis to the lake, folks that tow any type of distance.

 

[Carnut12]

Based upon how many new Cybertruck Owners Clubers have made new accounts to spout complete nonsense, I can say that many interests find Cybertruck extremely threatening to their financial interests.

Sad to be you.

Nothing good comes from trying to swim against the tide or trying to stop an idea whose time has come.

Not sure what your point is, I simply shared my opinion based on owning 2 Tesla’s. Cybertruck threatening? Huh ?

 

[Gigahorse]

what Ford “proved” is that if you want to drive a BEV truck like an ICE truck - which is to say, too fast, over-loaded (aerodynamically), lazy planning, and and with a gargantuan 36 gallon fuel tank worth of range - then yes, move on.

Bur if you can man up and tow like my grandfather had to through all of the 50s, 60s, 70s, and much of the 80s - which is to say, slow and steady, correctly loaded, careful planning, and with a small fuel tank - then for MANY people an BEV truck will be just fine.

Yea myself and many others I am sure just need this truck to be able to do 60MPH on the highway so we don't get rear ended, and get 125 miles of range while doing so in order to make it from one charger to another in more rural areas.
If the Tesla # of 340 is correct should be no problem, if some of these reports of 200 or less miles of range hold up it won't be an option for really anyone to tow with.
Hopefully we get some more info soon, been waiting 4 years and 30 days since delivery.

 

[Cyberostachu]

Thankd

So I think this gigahorse guy is a troll, I literally joined to say this. His history (over 150 posts) is almost all negative comments, take a look for yourself. Avatar is sus, as is "1 million miles on ICE toyotas". He screenshotted this part of the video of "Our Cyber Life" charging, but then ignored the part where they showed 382Wh/mi on their screen (same video). You decide.

Our Cyber Life just posted another video today and I managed to screen cap it again. 110 mi driven, 41kWh used, 373Wh/mi, and they're driving 75mph.

They're clearly learning how to drive efficiently. In their road trip video they said they were initially driving 85mph with the heat blasting, and they had the cover open.
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Thanks for this info. This rejuvenated my desire to pursue my dual motor order.
373 wh/mi is excellent. It's 2.68 miles per kwh. Of that's true on average, with a heavy truck like it, I wouldn't ask for more. With a 123 kwh battery pack, assuming 115 kwh usable power, it goes 308 miles. Considering other subtractions, 280 miles can be had with it fully charge. Hooray!

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