I only skimmed through the video, i cant stand his fake salesperson voice. He said there was vibration felt through the steering wheel and made an lame excuse, so its hard to really take his evaluation seriously. There is also a lack of a weight distribution hitch but he is on the borderline. Apparently it might have built in trailer brakes but I'm not going to watch the full video unless his voice gets replaced.
Actual Tesla CyberTruck Towing Test in Cold Weather
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That is the problem, you didnt watch the video. I guess then you dont know, he also tested the FORD pickup EV and Rivian with the same set up.
You also do not know feeling the "vibration" was a POSITIVE comment because the truck does not have a mechanical arm for steering, its completely electronic.
He was impressed since the steering is controlled only by electric motors and no physical attachment to the steering wheel. The truck was still providing steering feedback electronically to the steering wheel.
Kind of like those video games in an arcade. He was getting subtle feedback electronically through the steering wheel.
I think most of us here(BITOG Tesla owners) know this wasn't going to play out too well anyway. I'm sure some really excited people are ready to make excuses. That's not me for sure. I'll have to check this video out later when I get time.
Oh, well, let me point out the obvious then: The Youtuber is really just a salesman and there was no real towing evaluation done. There.
Not many would agree with you but listen to who you like.
If you watch a bunch of towing tests the safe average ice will get is "around" half or slightly less what its range is unloaded when towing "around" its max rated load.
The Ev in every case Ive seen is worse getting "around" 66% less.
I never expected EV trucks to do well in towing range, so Ive never been surprised by these.
That they do do well is tow for short duration- garage to a local lake type stuff, home depot runs, moving trailers short distances.
The chevy/ GM will win the towing range contest by measure of a 200KWH pack alone.
The Ev in every case Ive seen is worse getting "around" 66% less.
I never expected EV trucks to do well in towing range, so Ive never been surprised by these.
That they do do well is tow for short duration- garage to a local lake type stuff, home depot runs, moving trailers short distances.
The chevy/ GM will win the towing range contest by measure of a 200KWH pack alone.
I will keep posting this until it’s noticed.
Folks have tabulated Truck EV/towing ranges and specs into a chart to compare. The Tesla isn’t as bad as I thought but heavy massive lead sleds really is the exact opposite of what an EV should be
I think this is to be expected due to efficiency rates. When EVs are so efficient with the amount of power they use that actually propels the vehicle compared to the losses ICE sees through heat, there's less buffer in the EV to absorb that loss.
The Cybertruck will be great for appearances at the boat launch for the matching appearance speed boat someone is sure to build at some point.
I watched all the guys rivian vids, and think he's pretty straight about his experiences.
Yeah according to him the Rivian was about 100 miles maybe a hair over and the F-150 was a solid 120 miles.
That f150 must have been the LR version.
Pretty sure his Riv isnt the Max range one either. (cant recall TBH)
I can only go about 160 mile in my titan with a 7500 LB boat attached in the mountains here. thats taking a 27 gallon tank down to about 2 gallons.
I dont know why people compare it to other form factor vehicles - Alarmguy pointed this out earlier.
I tried to point that out as well in a different thread.
The question is how does it do against its peers and in that group it seems to hold it own.
I agree. Max range should be max range.
The idea that a Tesla truck with normally sized battery pack can do more work than the other EV truck choices is incorrect. I know better than to purchase an EV, and expect to do single day, 1350 mile trips.
In fact, batteries can't do the work of fuels as the power to weight is not comparable. This has become self evident to most people.
With a battery consumption of 1.2KWh per mile when towing, it becomes pretty clear that GM's 240KWh battery is a minimum size to get reasonable range.
Of note, my 2018 F150 2.7EB gets 65% of maximum range, when towing max load. Not half.
In fact, batteries can't do the work of fuels as the power to weight is not comparable. This has become self evident to most people.
With a battery consumption of 1.2KWh per mile when towing, it becomes pretty clear that GM's 240KWh battery is a minimum size to get reasonable range.
Of note, my 2018 F150 2.7EB gets 65% of maximum range, when towing max load. Not half.
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The 2.7 EB is exceptional.
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I don’t know what you’re towing with a traverse at 82 mph (massively unsafe btw), but it sure isn’t 11k lbs. so it’s kind of apples to oranges…
All this talk about range. Porsche claimed the drop dead gorgeous Taycan would go over 400 miles on a charge in pre-release ads. I was mesmerized.
I will take the high road and forgive Oliver; I would drive that bad-boy! All good...
Here's one of the 1st I saw in downtown Palo Alto...
I will take the high road and forgive Oliver; I would drive that bad-boy! All good...
Here's one of the 1st I saw in downtown Palo Alto...
Yup.
Taycan is gorgeous and Id love to have one.
That said it never came close to the promise that was made - Its a great Ev, but it missed its claims by a country mile.
Out of spec reviews 10% challenge has it charging 140 Miles in 15 Minutes - the leader so far, but thats 110 miles off the claims they made.
Taycan will make more than 600 horsepower from
its two electric motors, one on each axle. Range is expected to be around 310 miles by European measuring standards, so it wouldn't surprise me if that number drops a little when the EPA gets around to testing it. With Porsche's new 800-volt chargers, it should be able to gain about 250 miles of charge in about 15 minutes.
https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/porsche-taycan-ev-acceleration/
My post was in regard to MPG in another post, in that post was a discussion of gas mpg loss compared to EV mileage loss. EV loses boat loads more mileage when towing. I was within the 5,100 Lb tow rating which at some point somewhere I posted. Not unsafe at all. (mostly)
This was the post I replied too and I have the same experience, about a 20 to 30% decrease in mileage the higher decrease was towing the large U-Haul. Which had its own brakes
"burbguy82 said:
The expectation that the EV should be congruent to the ICE is way out of the spectrum of fairness. On my HD gasser, I get about a 20%-30% decrease in range, not 75%+ like EV"
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