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Re:RIP Cybertruck. You Were Unloved, Unwanted, and Utterly A... by lightedman on Friday November 06, 2026 @01:37PM (#50396404)
"ICE trucks are equally inefficient for towing."

Not so sure about that one, boss. I can fully-load up a Ford Ranger to its 7500lb rated towing capacity and lose ~10% in fuel economy/range while you just dropped something like 30% (from the base power package range of ~240 miles, platinum package at 300 miles you're losing half if you only get 150 miles out.)

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Re:RIP Cybertruck. You Were Unloved, Unwanted, and Utterly A... by scottyah on Friday November 06, 2026 @03:07PM (#50397694)
You're talking about the difference between towing and not towing per vehicle, not the difference in energy used towing between vehicles.

To get their equal ranges, a Ford Raptor would have a ~4 gallon tank. The fact that the cybertruck can go so far while not towing is the miracle. How far do you think you're going to get with 4 gallons?

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