What would be cool is to be able to run a Winch on a Trailer from your Truck. Put a plug in the rear of the truck and plug your Winch into the plug to power it That way you could cut down on the charge/discharge cycles of the Deep Cycle battery that powers the Winch on the Trailer. Or even be able to charge the Deep Cycle Battery from the Truck.
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Will Cybertruck have backup trailer assist
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strider
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So my diesel Jeep Grand Cherokee used to haul a race car for it's former owner. They ran a heavy duty cable directly from the battery to an Anderson connector under the bumper to run the winch on the trailer. I don't think the 16V battery on a Tesla would do that.
However, the CT SHOULD have a 240V/30A plug plus multiple 120V plugs in the bed. It would be trivial to either use an AC-powered winch or run a tender/charger to the battery on the trailer. In this case the CT (or other EV truck) has a better solution that running heavy gauge wire from the battery up front all the way to the back.
Unfortunately, manual backups are not a forte of Tesla's. I wish there was one for the rear seats in the Model 3 as well.
strider
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I am making an assumption here but in another thread it was stated that the CT will have remote open but not remote close. To me this implies a mechanical release with a gas piston spring to do the lowering, not a motor. If there was a motor it would have remote close as well. So there SHOULD be a manual release for the tailgate.
rhumbliner
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Yeah, like @strider said, there’s a whole lot of middle ground here. To be fair, all trucks, ICE and EV, lose half their range when towing large trailers but with fuel stations on every corner ICE owners don’t care about the range drop. I routinely tow my 6000 lb Airstream with my R1T and I prefer it over my Ram 1500. Sure having to charge every 120 miles takes a little getting used to but we’ve learned to enjoy the frequent stops. I’ve also found that, at least in the West, we only have to drop the trailer occasionally.
Where the R1T (and any electric truck) really shines is local hauling. I routinely tow a 10,000 lb hydraulic trailer for local deliveries and my 120 mile range is plenty for that and I can charge at home overnight for pennies. And don’t overlook the instantaneous torque delivered by EV’s.
TessP100D
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This is the problem in a nutshell. Range is King, because without EV trucks are just grocery runners.
if range is king... order the upcoming Silverado EV. if you don't need that much range or tow heavy loads... the ~320 miles range of Lightning/Rivian/and likely Cybertruck will be *just* fine
TessP100D
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TessP100D
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Prob true, but there’s a gas station on every corner with pull in and out features. 7-8 minutes and your gone. Not so much for charging a truck while towing.
The Chevy 400 mile Truck with 10,000 pound towing will be over 100K. The WT version will have 8K towing but only have 1200 pounds of payload capacity. Are these manufactures using the same types of Batteries as Tesla?
TessP100D
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Oh impossible… the Great Elon Master said his be]arteries are better. Lol. Sorry. I mean super-duper…
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