RIP Cybertruck. You Were Unloved, Unwanted, and Utterly Absurd

Re:RIP Cybertruck. You Were Unloved, Unwanted, and Utterly A... by bluGill on Friday November 06, 2026 @11:02AM (#50394071)

People who are towing a lot may like the idea of electric. However they need range, and EVs when towing don't deliver. It is too bad, I'd like a electric truck, but when I tow I'm trying to get someplace and EVs don't deliver.

It doesn't help that nearly all chargers are arranged such that I'd block important parts of the parking lot for half an hour if I was towing when I needed a charge, then I have a complex back out (where something is behind me that I need to avoid). Most gas stations are designed so my trailer might block a pump from someone else using it but otherwise I'm not in the way.

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Re:RIP Cybertruck. You Were Unloved, Unwanted, and Utterly A... by mingus88 on Friday November 06, 2026 @11:10AM (#50394230)

The range loss on an EV is comparable to the 5 MPG you are going to get with a 3/4 ton truck towing anything 10k pounds as well

The only actual difference is time you need to charge. Pull through charging stalls are ubiquitous where I live

And I just don’t know…how often are people towing loads over 100 miles regularly for this to be a problem? Where I live I see pavement princesses towing the occasional boat or landscapers towing gear and rocks.

Neither of those is going to max out the range on an EV truck in an average day

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Re:RIP Cybertruck. You Were Unloved, Unwanted, and Utterly A... by nozzlegear on Friday November 06, 2026 @12:06PM (#50395092)

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