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Cybertruck Towing and Range

We see a Twitter user's details about the Cybertruck's towing ability and how much range will be lost while towing. He compares this using the same results the Tesla Semi had.

Let's go over them. First, we have a table showing the predicted amount of towing based on a range and kWh battery pack for the Cybertruck. It shows:

For towing 15,000 lbs.:

• 180 kWh Pack with 500 miles of range: 400 miles real world range.
• 150 kWh Pack with 420 miles of range: 330 miles of real world range.
• 130 kWh Pack with 350 miles of range: 250 miles of real world range.
• 110 kWh Pack with 300 miles of range: 200 miles of real world range.
• 85 kWh Pack with 250 miles of range: 170 miles of real world range. For towing 10,000 lbs.:
• 180 kWh Pack with 500 miles of range: 450 miles real world range.
• 150 kWh Pack with 420 miles of range: 380 miles of real world range.
• 130 kWh Pack with 350 miles of range: 300 miles of real world range.
• 110 kWh Pack with 300 miles of range: 250 miles of real world range.
• 85 kWh Pack with 250 miles of range: 200 miles of real world range.

This is useful information if you are planning on towing a camper trailer, a motor home, or anything that will weigh a lot with your Cybertruck. If you are simply packing stuff in the back of your truck, you most likely won't notice too much of an effect on your range. I plan on using the Cybertruck as my every day vehicle. A formula for calculating the Energy usage for an EV (electric vehicle) based on its weight, speed, and aerodynamics was used. It's an incredibly long and complex formula: You may also be interested in:

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— Jeremy Noel Johnson (@AGuyOnlineHere) December 1, 2023

More Towing Range Than a Gas Ford F150

The Tesla Semi has 500 miles of driving range and is using 93% of its Energy or about 900 kWh while moving 81,000 lbs. and this is 13% from optimal efficiency with 0.36 drag aerodynamics. The Tesla Cybertruck will use several Plaid engines, the same engines the Model S and Model X Plaid vehicles are using.

These engines will have a 1,000 volt power train. This is optimized to not lose range under load because motors in the back will assist with the acceleration. A Ford F150 has a 23 gallon gas tank, and that gets about 460 miles of range without carrying anything. When you add weight to the truck, you get about 207 miles of range with a payload.

The F150 can handle 8,200 lbs. of towing and a maximum payload of 1,985 lbs. in its back storage area. EVs - especially Tesla's - are very efficient when compared to their gas car counterparts. A Cybertruck with a Tesla Semi engine and power train should have 200 miles of range with full loads with 85 kWh batteries and 250 miles with 100 kWh.

A 180 kWh pack would give it 500 miles of non-towing range and 400 miles under a class 4 load. When towing, I think that will affect the aerodynamics and possibly effect range as well. We will have to wait until people start doing real world tests.

Some think the Cybertruck will only have 200 miles of range while towing due to aerodynamics being impacted. What do you think of the towing capacity of the Cybertruck? Will you get one and use it to tow things?

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[1] Tesla Cybertruck Will Have More Towing Range than a Gas Ford F150 [based on Tesla Semi and scienve formula] $TSLA @sawyermerrit @farzyness @WR4NYGov https://t.co/DxzYJU4GmI pic.twitter.com/LqW3tBP5WO pic.twitter.com/NqwBc5qlKc
— nextbigfuture (@nextbigfuture) February 3, 2023

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Jeremy Johnson is a Tesla investor and supporter. He first invested in Tesla in 2017 after years of following Elon Musk and admiring his work ethic and intelligence. Since then, he's become a Tesla bull, covering anything about Tesla he can find, while also dabbling in other electric vehicle companies. Jeremy covers Tesla developments at Torque News. You can follow him on Twitter or LinkedIn to stay in touch and follow his Tesla news coverage on Torque News. Image Credit, Tesla, Screenshot