The Tesla Cybertruck has seldom been a stranger to controversy ever since it was unveiled. While the pickup boasts impressive specifications, recent testing by various YouTubers and owners has confirmed that the Cybertruck suffers from abysmal range when towing significant loads. In a recent test, the Chevy Silverado 4WT managed a range of about 177 miles while towing a 11,000-pound load, almost doubling the Cybertruck's paltry 90 miles in the same test.https://www.notebookcheck.net/Tesla-Cybertruck-s-range-while-towing-11-000-pounds-gets-almost-doubled-by-Chevy-Silverado-EV-towing-the-same-load-as-revealed-by-real-life-test.862227.0.html
This article confuses me... You say that cybertruck did 90 miles in winter with 123kw battery pack. Yet Chev-y, did 177 miles in summer with a 200+kw battery pack. Which, means that if it's at 200kw exactly, it's 38.5% larger...
so, it means cybertruck would do ~125 miles, with 200kw pack, in winter. But, if Chev-y's is 210 or 220 or 230kw, that range will obviously go higher. Also, winter and summer are quite different too. I am not sure how much it's worse, but even at 90%, at 200kh exactly, it becomes close to 138miles...
This article is as useful as comparing crime and punishment for theft now vs 2000 years ago.
This isn't really Apples to Apples. Granted, the Cybertruck isn't great for towing long distances, it wasn't designed to be. However it would be interesting to see a real world test of the Cybertruck vs Lightening vs Chevy vs Rivian all pulling an aerodynamic trailer with the same load in the same conditions. Actually, I think Out of Spec reviews already did that. I'll go review, but I'm curious what the kwh/mi differences are between the different brands and the different versions. Is the Cyberbeast more or less efficient than the Dual Motor? How much of the range difference is due to battery capacity vs inherit efficiency of the design? Has anyone tested the ranger extending battery pack that can be purchased for the CT? So many unanswered questions.
I agree with Jerasadar, this is not apples to apples so it's a s*** article. If the test conditions are not comparable there results are not comparable. End of story.
Lol - nice clickbait, but a great example to show my students on how statistics can be abused & used to mislead.
Maybe I can have them make absurd comparisons while using real stats, as a wrap-up to a unit.
Inspiring! 🙏🏼
I wish there was a way to block any article written by this person. Worst review ever. As a scientist you can only compare under the same conditions. This guy just needs content so he wrote about absolutely nothing. I wish I could sue for my time back. lol
Listen... you hate Elon but you love the environment. The Cybertruck is an electric truck. Literally the downside to any electric vehicle is low range when compared to nearly every gas combustion car. Everyone knows this. What you're saying isn't shocking or controversial. You're only trying to damage Tesla's reputation which at best won't work or at worst will prevent people from adopting early technology which will help save the planet.
'Gets almost doubled'? You call yourself a journalist but can't even grammar!!
I will keep my Ford Excursion and my Ford F250,, both are 20 years old and have the 6.0 Diesel motors in them. The Excursion gets 18-28 mpg and the F250 gets 16-28 on the highway. The Excursion has a 44 gallon fuel tank and the F250 a 37 gallon tank. I will not trade either one of them for any of the limited ev vehicles out there.
I'm anything but a Tesla fan. However, upon more than a cursory glance, this looks to be a garbage clickbait article, with lots of apples to oranges tyoe of 'comparisons' evident. Disappointing and lazy at best.
Which Cybertruck was used? There's a big difference between all three versions. If the cheapest one was used, then that explains a lot. If the most expensive one was used, then I doubt the results.
I'm sitting in a campground in Georgia. The camper next door was pulled by a 23 Ford Lightning with ext range battery. Camper is small, maybe loaded 6000# at the most. The owner reported no more than 90 miles between charges. Charges took about an hour each time to reach 80%. He and his family don't want to ever tow with it again.
I'm not a Tesla fan, but this is a brutal comparison. Stupid if I'm being blunt.
Nice range but that's one ugly looking vehicle I wouldn't drive one if you gave it to me
It's like comparing a big pile of s*** with another big pile of s***, with sprinkles
If you want to tow something heavy, never buy an EV. Regardless of brand. Period.
Been well documented that EVs not good for towing long distances. (Gas is in efficient too btw) Battery Capacity is still too low and charging infrastructure way behind.
Hell evs aren't great at anything over 300 miles. They are for day to day use and accell incredibly at that.
I'm open to the EV platform, it's a good idea however the battery and infrastructure development is way behind at this point. Currently, I wouldn't use any EV truck to tow anything other than myself, the technology just isn't there. With that said, you proved in your article that the tesla is more efficient, but due to the battery size is limited in range. This makes the entire premise of the article untrue. Yes, the Chevy can tow further because it has a huge battery. No, it's not more efficient than the tesla. It's okay to not like Musk, but be honest in your reporting. I'm a Dodge guy if it matters, but have no problem with Tesla or Chevy.
Quote from: RS on July 18, 2024, 23:57:46I'm sitting in a campground in Georgia. The camper next door was pulled by a 23 Ford Lightning with ext range battery. Camper is small, maybe loaded 6000# at the most. The owner reported no more than 90 miles between charges. Charges took about an hour each time to reach 80%. He and his family don't want to ever tow with it again.
One of the biggest issues with the Lightning is that Ford limited it to 150kw charging, making it the slowest charging electric truck. It is like they wanted it to fail
That said, I think it is still a bit too early for fully electric light trucks other than local delivery vehicles. For light trucks, I think the 2025 Ramcharger plugin hybrid is the best option. As long as Ram doesn't do something stupid
Damn it took that many words to say the Cybertruck was *more* efficient per kwh? You fucking dunce