Why Tesla's are bad at towing!

Reisender wrote:


Meh. Most people around here tow their trailer or boat to the lake on the weekend. Usually Friday after work. Set up and drinking beer by 7 or 8. Most round trips are probably less than 200 km towing. I suspect a cybertruck will tow double that. Most trailers are 25 foot or under or they won’t fit into the provincial or forestry sites. Maybe 7000 pounds. Buy what suits your needs. Most legacy pickups (if any) couldn’t touch a cybertruck for facility unless you start buying caps or tonneau covers or lift kits or inverters or compressors or aftermarket lockable tool boxes not to mention having to chip them to get any kind of performance out of them. And then they still cost 7 or 8 times as much to drive them the same distance.

Regardless. If a gas or diesel truck scratches your itch then get one. Buyers choice.

For ourselves I can’t think of a single compelling reason why I would pick a gas or diesel 1/2 ton truck over a cybertruck. Not to mention legacy trucks are all freakin UGLY. To each his own.

meh. Most people around here don't just go to one lake. They take it to Canyon lake with is 50 miles away, Choke Canyon which is 95 miles away or Amistad which is 200 miles away(Texas is a big state) On top of that, they tow their RV's 150+ miles down to the coast every summer. During the winter, we drive to our deer camps like mine which is 140 miles to get to the gate in Encinal and then another 8 miles off road to get to the camp house. Oh, and there is no electricity there either.

And can't find a compelling reason why I would buy a Tesla for my towing needs because it doesn't have enough energy to do the job, but as you say to each his own.