Trucks tow, right?

Just because someone calls it a truck doesn’t mean it’s actually a truck…

https://insideevs.com/news/719434/tesla-cybertruck-awd-vs-ram-2500-diesel-tow-comparison/

The biggest problem with Tesla’s electric pickup, though, is that it didn’t adjust the estimated range to take the massive energy consumption into account. The state of charge indicator was going down normally and the estimated SoC at the Supercharger that was put into the navigation system was close to reality, but the number of remaining miles was too optimistic, even as the test was reaching the end.

After 85 miles of towing, the Cybertruck was showing just 6% SoC left after munching through 107 kWh of energy. That means an average energy consumption of 1,252 Wh/mile or 0.8 miles/kWh.

The EV was hooked up to a Tesla Supercharger at a Buc-ee's, while the Ram pulled into a gas station to fill up with diesel.

At the end of it all, the Ram needed 8.7 gallons of diesel for almost $26. It averaged about 9.7 mpg.

captura-de-ecran-2024-05-13-102304 Tesla Cybertruck AWD vs. Ram 2500 Cummins energy and fuel consumption figures (Source: The Fast Lane Truck)

Meanwhile, the Cybertruck needed 107 kWh of energy to get to 100% for $0.35/kWh at that particular Supercharger. That means “filling up” the EV the same way as the diesel truck would cost $37.45 and it would take over an hour, according to the car’s screen.

That’s not great, whichever way you look at it, and the Cybertruck driver even said that he wouldn’t use Tesla’s pickup truck for any kind of long-distance towing because it’s just not up to the job.