EV owners of today and tomorrow

[WinterDeere]

If you do serious towing you do NOT want to use the cyber truck or any other EV. Unless you like stopping to charge for 40 minutes every 80-100 miles.

Understood, but maybe not a huge problem for me. All of my heavier towing is local, mostly moving firewood within the county in 7000 lb. increments. Maximum mileage is something like 3 round trips per day at 15 miles each. I do use my truck to recharge the winch batteries on the trailer, a pair of big group 38's, but with a BEV truck I could probably eliminate those stupid batteries altogether and power the winch straight off the truck.

I also do longer-range towing with racing boats, but they're all under 2000 lb. and relatively aerodynamic on the trailer.

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

Is the maverick electric?? I've deen some Rivians running around town..

Maverick no. Rivian yes

 

[sd455dan]

Chevy Silverado EV Pick ups

Not cheap either. $89,745 - $102,599
440-Mile Range
Up to785 lb-ft. of torque and 754 hp
Under 4.5 Seconds 0 to 60 Time
Up to 10,000 lbs. of Max Towing

 

[Dftodd]

Here's something to consider with a cybretruck and pulling.

The vertical load for their hitch is the same as a Y model.

160lbs

So how can they safety pull anything but a tiny little trailer??

 

[Eagle1]

Here's something to consider with a cybretruck and pulling.

The vertical load for their hitch is the same as a Y model.

160lbs

So how can they safety pull anything but a tiny little trailer??

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Wagons not trailers.....

Pretty sure there are many (some not even overweight unlike me) that better never use the bump step on that hitch.

 

[Dftodd]

Wagons not trailers.....

Pretty sure there are many (some not even overweight unlike me) that better never use the bump step on that hitch.

In the same article I found, apparently the hitch can handle an 1100lb tongue weight. Someone did a copy and paste in the manual from the Y manual.

After seeing the damage done by that one group.

I sure wouldn't want to take one fully loaded the length of I440 here in Little Rock.

That roads rough as he## and is notorious for beating the death out of a trailer and vehicle.

 

[WinterDeere]

In the same article I found, apparently the hitch can handle an 1100lb tongue weight. Someone did a copy and paste in the manual from the Y manual.

Seems a likely explanation, but maybe not inaccurate in the end, after what we've seen from these hitches.

If they had it originally rated 1100 lb., I suspect they must be lowering that number today, based on those that have cracked or fallen off. It is a serious problem, and I'll be surprised if they don't address it in future revisions.

In the grand scheme of the pretty difficult problems they've solved over the years, this is a 1 on the 10 scale. It needs to be fixed, but that fix isn't going to require their top talent.

 

[Dftodd]

Seems a likely explanation, but maybe not inaccurate in the end, after what we've seen from these hitches.

If they had it originally rated 1100 lb., I suspect they must be lowering that number today, based on those that have cracked or fallen off. It is a serious problem, and I'll be surprised if they don't address it in future revisions.

In the grand scheme of the pretty difficult problems they've solved over the years, this is a 1 on the 10 scale. It needs to be fixed, but that fix isn't going to require their top talent.

They just need a steel frame support to transfer the weight from the hitch across the whole frame instead of banking on the aluminum to hold.

What worries me is some tater head going max weight on the hitch and hauling booty down a rough stretch of interstate.

I'm sure you've seen the photos of the Ford and dodge with the frame splitting in half behind the cab with a large pickup camper in the bed and towing something.

Ford has a recall for a frame support to be installed behind the cab in their super duties with aftermarket beds.

I'm not sure what dodge did, or if they addressed it.

Started out with work trucks with a boom, crane, tow truck, etc....

Anything with potential to put weight past the rear bumper.

They later updated the recall to include all super duties with aftermarket beds. Since they usually towed something as well.

The cyber truck has a similar issue, but it's the load and torsion strength of aluminum versus steel.

 

[WM75Guy]

In the same article I found, apparently the hitch can handle an 1100lb tongue weight. Someone did a copy and paste in the manual from the Y manual.

After seeing the damage done by that one group.

I sure wouldn't want to take one fully loaded the length of I440 here in Little Rock.

That roads rough as he## and is notorious for beating the death out of a trailer and vehicle.

The online manual says not to exceed a tongue weight of 10% of the 11,000# tow rating. That is where the 1,100# comes from. Since bumper pull tongue weight should be 10%-15% to avoid swaying from side to side, that's cutting it close to tow at max capacity. If towing close to max capacity you either have to overload the hitch to tow without the risk of swaying, with the risk of damage to the receiver hitch, or underload it to avoid receiver hitch damage and risk losing control from swaying. The 1,100# is 15% of approximately. 7,400# so that is a more realistic number of what you can safely tow and not overload the receiver hitch. Plus the fact that towing at max weight eats up the battery and you have to stop every 100 miles or so to charge makes me think they didn't really design it with serious towing in mind.

 

[Grumpycat]

Here's something to consider with a cybretruck and pulling.

The vertical load for their hitch is the same as a Y model.

160lbs

So how can they safety pull anything but a tiny little trailer??

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From my owners manual it does state 160 pounds for bicycle racks. But those are long levers. For trailers with a short drawbar with a trailer ball the limit is 350 pounds.