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The Ford F-150 being unveiled at the North American International Auto Show

How Much Does Towing Affect Your Gas Mileage?

We’re all fairly familiar with the concepts of physics, yet you might not know that physics are the reason you pay more for gas when you’re towing. Newton’s second law says that “force equals mass times acceleration.” When thinking about towing, this law of physics ensures that you’re going to pay more at the gas …
Tesla Cybertruck with trailer

Cybertruck Towing Issues Are an EV Problem, Not a Tesla Problem

Electric pickups aren’t competing with ICE pickups solely on range, but on towing, too. Tesla appeared to demonstrate that there’s nothing to worry about when the Cybertruck towed that F-150 uphill. There’s also an electric F-150 out with a towing capacity of 18,000 lbs. However, although Tesla claims the tri-motor Cybertruck will tow up to …
Tesla Cybertruck Ford F-150 towing tug-of-war

The Back-And-Forth About the Tesla-Ford Towing Tug-of-War

Pickup trucks are built to tow, and the electric Tesla Cybertruck pickup is no different. In tri-motor AWD form, Tesla claims the Cybertruck will be able to tow up to 14,000 pounds. That’s actually more than the Ford F-150; its max is 13,200 lbs. But numbers on a screen aren’t the same as actually hauling …