firsttruck
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Hmm, a way to win bets against some ICE pickup truck owners???....
in this vid, TFL test the following ICE F150s, same loop/day, both at ~70mph, with an 8,000lb horse trails
V8: EPA 22mpg HWY, but towing tested at 9.8mpg or 55% range reduction
Eco Boost: EPA 24mpg HWY, but towing tested at 8.7mpg or 64% range reduction
I’d bet a Lightning on that same loop/conditions is spitting distance from the EcoBoost, or could beat it in “slow-and-go” hwy traffic (due to regen, and other towing advantages of BEV not previously introduced)
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tell the same coal roller that an ICE truck with a 24 gallon tank will tow further than a BEV tank with a 13gal equiv tank and …
Find some ICE pickup owners that have trucks with V6 EcoBoost engine, only a 24 gallon tank (make sure they don't have extra tanks), supercrew 4-dr cab, 4x4, 6.5ft bed, and live in a hilly/or mountainous area where test road will have large hill/mountain in early part of the course with first a significant uphill and then significant downhill.
Bet the ICE owner that their truck pulling a big trailer ( trailer higher than cab of ICE) can not beat towing range of your 500mi Cybertruck (make sure Cybertruck has all-season tires) with the same trailer ( trailer higher than cab of ICE).
* Before race ensure both will have same speeds, weather, temps, winds, road surface conditions, trailers, traffic , etc
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