As far as I know, the only currently available "electric vehicle" option with a rated towing capacity that is cheaper than the base model Cybertruck, is the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV. It's rated to tow up to 1500 lbs, however it's EV only range is 22 mile when NOT towing, probably only 12-15 when towing. This vehicle costs about $3000 less than a base model Cybertruck.
Quick review on tow ratings: How much a vehicle can safely tow depends on a number of factors, one of the most important of which is how fast are you going to go. In most countries (other than the USA) they have lower speed limits when towing than when not towing, which is why many vehicles in Europe, Australia, etc. have tow ratings, when the exact same vehicle in the USA says "not recommended for towing." This is because in most parts of the US you can tow as fast as you can drive and since, in some areas, you can drive at 90 mph. As far as I can tell, there is no where in the USA where it is against the law to tow with a vehicle that is 'not recommended for towing', and since insurance is designed to cover you when you do something stupid.... While the gas powered Hyundai Kona is 'not recommended for towing' in the USA, it's rated to tow up to 2800 lbs in Australia. The Electric Kona is the same basic vehicle as the Australian one.... Lots of people tow with the Kona EV. The Kona EV as about the same range as the base model Cybertruck and costs almost $2,000 less. Of course the Kona doesn't have a bed. On the other hand it's available (in some areas) now. May 4, 2020 1:46 PM, "Peter VanDerWal via EV" <[email protected]> wrote: > "Bloated/pricy"? > > I agree that seems to describe the Rivian, but the Cybertruck seems pretty > cheap for what you get. > The cheap version is only a couple thousand more than a base model F-250 and > the mid priced cyber > truck is similar in price to an F-250 with similar features (all wheel drive, > towing and cargo > capacity) > > Except for NEVs and Chinese vaporware, I haven't seen anyone announce an EV > pickup with a lower > price than the Cybertruck, although several of them are projected to cost > 2-3x as much. > > You'll probably have to DIY to get something cheaper. Perhaps pickup a > wrecked Chevy Bolt for parts > and transplant them onto a 1980's Toyota pickup, etc. I've been thinking of > doing something like > that with an old 4runner I have. > > May 4, 2020 12:35 PM, "mark hanson via EV" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Folks, >> >> Ive heard of the bloated/pricy Cyber Truck and Rivian but does *anyone* >> plan to make a small EV truck, like a old 4-cyl size Ford Ranger, Chevy S10 >> or Toyota? My 99 Ford Ranger (4-cyl 5-spd) is probably not going to last >> much longer & need a ½ tom payload, about 2K lbs towing capacity (tow my >> 1600 lb alum boat+trailer) >> >> Have a renewable energy day, >> >> Mark >> >> Mark E. Hanson >> >> 184 Vista Lane >> >> Fincastle, VA 24090 >> >> 540-473-1248 phone & FAX, 540-816-0812 cell >> >> REEVA: community service RE & EV project club >> >> Website: www.REEVAdiy.org (See Project Gallery) >> >> UL Certified PV Installer >> >> My RE&EV Circuits: www.EVDL.org/lib/mh >> >> REEVA Demo: <http://youtu.be/4kqWn2H-rA0> http://youtu.be/4kqWn2H-rA0 >> >> <https://www.weatherlink.com/embeddablePage/show/a88920376f864ecabaed843dd89 >> 75b8d/signature> Fincastle Solar Weather Station >> >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: >> <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20200504/2035e98f/attachment.html> >> _______________________________________________ >> UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub >> ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html >> INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org >> Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html > INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
