Towing tested with 6,000lb Tesla and trailer load

[SentinelOne]

That's nice !! An EV with a bigger battery gets better range, amazing really.

Now people have an option, if they want an EV in a truck format that has better range towing, buy one with a bigger battery. The Silverado EV fits that bill.

If you don't need to tow as much, which is 90% of most truck owners, then the Cybertruck will be a great option for you.

Thank God I don't need to tow often because the Silverado EV is hideous looking.

The old Ultium Battery System has a few items in the news that aren't flattering - I own a GMC 2500 so not GM bashing, they just don't seem motivated and early in the learning curve.

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[PerfectFlaw]

Wow. That is harsh. The more miles (and load) you can tow the more money you can make.

My cousin's wife tow horses for people. She makes very good money transporting $M+ horses. She drives a F-250. No EV trucks can do what she needs. However, a 500 mile Cybertruck with 200 mile tow range could have worked.

Yeah that's good she has an F250 then, because in this super rare situation, an EV just doesn't work.

The good thing for Tesla is that scenario represents 0.01% of Cybertruck purchasers.

There's always the Tesla Semi option which as you said above, the more you tow the more money you make. Well then order up a Semi and make the big bucks!

 

[Woodrick]

FUD<Fact
Funny all the reports I found for the Hummer were 1mi/kwh towing.

FUD - Fact is that you can't buy one today and the website has already dropped the range.


i.e. certainly sounds like they put out some mules and are doing a bait and switch.

Let's see just how cheap they are and what their range looks like after they start production.

I mean, after all, why is it taking so long from their mules to production?

 

[Bsimmer3000]

Yeah that's good she has an F250 then, because in this super rare situation, an EV just doesn't work.

The good thing for Tesla is that scenario represents 0.01% of Cybertruck purchasers.

There's always the Tesla Semi option which as you said above, the more you tow the more money you make. Well then order up a Semi and make the big bucks!

You clearly don’t understand truck buyers don’t tow regularly. Most truck buyers dont carry payload regularly either. There’s a vast amount truck buyers who don’t see the cyber truck as a truck in the slightest. Just the idea of it not being able to tow will put the vast majority of truck buyers off. The cyber truck can’t survive without these buyers. You think Tesla will want a truck that can’t shift enough units. Tesla are already eating loses from current owners who are buying the truck and not the other Tesla vehicles. They need to bring in truck buyers from other brands. Right now with its current specs and pricing it’s gonna struggle to do that. It might get a few Raptor R buyers to swap over and a few die hard f150 guys like myself but I’m pro EV and most truck owners are not. Look on any motoring group and see all the negative posts about EV’s. Even if the CT got 500mile range it would still struggle to bring in truck buyers from legacy auto makers. The cyber truck is gonna have to prove its self to this segment and right now it’s not doing that and it’s not even hit the main stream yet. It will be vastly worse when it’s tested in cold/hot climates and by people who don’t understand charge curves. It will look even worse then.

 

[SolarWizard]

Elon IS tesla. He said quarter mile during the delivery even. That’s tesla saying it

They didn't, but tesla haters are all over it because Engineering Explained did a video on it.

Long story long:

-The race was only 1/8 mile, because the trailer wheels were only rated for 80mph and after their fastest 7.808s and 88mph 1/8 mile, they called it a day before they blew the trailer tires
-Tesla had much faster runs but they opted for the best photo finish
-They ran all of the numbers and decided the 1/4 mile would be close enough but produce the same result
-So after using the most dramatic looking finish, people asserted they were just lying about the whole thing



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[davelloydbrown]

You clearly don’t understand truck buyers don’t tow regularly. Most truck buyers dont carry payload regularly either. There’s a vast amount truck buyers who don’t see the cyber truck as a truck in the slightest. Just the idea of it not being able to tow will put the vast majority of truck buyers off. The cyber truck can’t survive without these buyers. You think Tesla will want a truck that can’t shift enough units. Tesla are already eating loses from current owners who are buying the truck and not the other Tesla vehicles. They need to bring in truck buyers from other brands. Right now with its current specs and pricing it’s gonna struggle to do that. It might get a few Raptor R buyers to swap over and a few die hard f150 guys like myself but I’m pro EV and most truck owners are not. Look on any motoring group and see all the negative posts about EV’s. Even if the CT got 500mile range it would still struggle to bring in truck buyers from legacy auto makers. The cyber truck is gonna have to prove its self to this segment and right now it’s not doing that and it’s not even hit the main stream yet. It will be vastly worse when it’s tested in cold/hot climates and by people who don’t understand charge curves. It will look even worse then.

I always thought that tesla had an advantage. The 4680 has been very disappointing as are the specs for the CT.

The ev market seems wide open for anyone with a reasonably priced ev truck with range and towing capacity.

It will probably take at least a couple of years, but you can count on the OEM's to fight tooth and nail to maintain their truck market, because that is all they have left.

 

[SolarWizard]

I think those were more power demonstrations then distance towing ones

I know that but would slapping “tows the average load about 100 miles” in the video have been bad?

 

[Woodrick]

In 2025 they will be equipped to use tesla superchargers as well.

Assuming that they start production by then.

 

[Bsimmer3000]

I always thought that tesla had an advantage. The 4680 has been very disappointing as are the specs for the CT.

The ev market seems wide open for anyone with a reasonably priced ev truck with range and towing capacity.

It will probably take at least a couple of years, but you can count on the OEM's to fight tooth and nail to maintain their truck market, because that is all they have left.

The legacy makers have a problem they clearly can’t fix and that’s dealers. Battery tech and motor tech across the brands seems very close in the real world. I’m checking out what the Ford T3 might offer. The last few months have shown some promising info if it’s correct and it might be showing its face later on in the year. It’s the replacement for the lightning and a ground up design like the Rivian and CT. I have a few months before the CT shows up but my biggest issues right now are range, lack of pass through rear window, leaking vault, no construction rack options, slow charging. Some of this might improve in 6 months who knows. Only time will tell.

 

[Gigahorse]

I know that but would slapping “tows the average load about 100 miles” in the video have been bad?

Yea, I feel like there was a BIG emphasis on towing specs, except the "should get about 100 miles" reality check.

 

[Woodrick]

I know right. We have only just recently found out the specs advertised 4 years ago are not even close. The specs they advertise now are not even close and the response from some is buy a fossil burner it’s not meant to be used as a truck. These same people have been arguing with the people saying it’s not a truck for the last 4years.
Most cars can tow 6000lb so to say the cyber truck is not designed for that just blows me away. I believe that some of these guys are so committed to covering for Tesla that if the CT had a 50mile range they would face an excuse as to why it don’t bother them and everyone else should just buy something else if they don’t like it. I would be curious to see how many this drops off the order list as it becomes more main stream that it can’t do truck stuff. It could be a situation where it’s not profitable to make them even at the cost they are right now and it will be discontinued. Won’t be able to get parts and prices will plummet. It has happened to the lightning as that’s being discontinued in 2026. Good luck getting parts for that a few years down the line. Some people think Tesla can’t fail but there’s already enough anti EV propaganda out there and things like this just add to the fire. Let’s be clear here the CT won’t be successful if it can’t pull truck buyers from the big 3. That’s gonna be very difficult to do when word gets around that the trucks not trucking. The air has been let out my bag that’s for sure and I’m pro EV and would be an ideal candidate for the cyber truck. It’s cool yeah but it’s missing too much what trucks are good at.

it’s likely gonna be a run about for the guys carrying a few bags of mulch a week.

Alright, thanks! Time to move on, leave this forum. It definitely does not sound as if the Cybertruck (or even EV) is for you. Have a great life!

 

[PerfectFlaw]

No one is saying the Cybertruck can't tow, and cannot tow a lot of weight.

It just can't tow it over 100 miles.

We all know Elon is a BS'er. He lies all the time. I never took the numbers he claimed years ago as reality, just like I knew he was full of s*it about the Cybertruck being able to act as a boat.

Let me guess, there's some people upset it's not a boat either?

How about the Roadster, which is still not here after more than a half decade after he took/stole deposit money from people in 2017? He said the Roadster will even had cold thrusters and have an option to hover! Lol ! HOVER!

The guy is crazy and he's obviously having some mental crisis with Twitter / X and is no longer a reliable source of information for anything. Period

At the end of the day if you need to tow a relatively far distance, EVs are just not a realistic option for you. The main problem is you just need to stop believing Elon and his claims, he's a salesman and a liar and nothing he says typically comes true.

 

[Woodrick]

Wow. That is harsh. The more miles (and load) you can tow the more money you can make.

My cousin's wife tow horses for people. She makes very good money transporting $M+ horses. She drives a F-250. No EV trucks can do what she needs. However, a 500 mile Cybertruck with 200 mile tow range could have worked.

I will absolutely tell you for a fact, that the more miles (and load) that I can tow will not make me more money. In fact, it would severely reduce it. I don't tow for a living.

So since the Cybertruck does not appear to be suitable for you, then it's time for you to move on with your life. Byebye!

 

[Woodrick]

Yea, I feel like there was a BIG emphasis on towing specs, except the "should get about 100 miles" reality check.

Your point is? Not a single picture that I saw suggested long-haul towing.

I've told you for a while that all of your estimations of towing range were off.

So I guess it is time that you lock up shop and move and leave the forum? Since this seems to be the umpteenth time that the Cybertruck has disappointed you?

 

[Bsimmer3000]

Alright, thanks! Time to move on, leave this forum. It definitely does not sound as if the Cybertruck (or even EV) is for you. Have a great life!

well why advertise it as such?

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