Cybertruck Towing during cross-country trek

[hridge2020]

*************. I hope I don't see this behind a CyberTruck... **********

 

[TruckElectric]

Ok Elon, we are patiently waiting.......any day now!

 

[FullyGrounded]

I'm thinking we will all be surprised with the new battery the CT will be using.


In the tweet posted the person asked "Can Cybertruck also have a payload/towing calculator?"

Elon replied "Yes, will also show real-time changes to max acceleration, braking, cornering, speed on gradient & range, latter factoring in route elevation changes & cargo or tow mass & drag impact"

So I want is to see it doing all these things, to see it happen in real-time.

Will it have a separate monitor/interface for all this or will it all be displayed on the single monitor(which I am supposing it will)?.

It's not that I don't trust Elon to deliver on all this, I just want to see it. And since he has said there will be a cross-country trek with the CT I am fairly confident it won't be just to show it going from one supercharger to the next and the expected photo/video ops.

There is still a lot of skepticism out there about the CT's capabilities and whether Elon and his crew at Tesla can deliver all these things.

I get enjoyment when Elon shows the critics/skeptics he can deliver! ?

All this and more is why it was so important to lock in at an early price point. Elon wants the CT to set the bar, and I have a feeling we aren't even scratching the surface. Much more to come, I expect, as they continue development, but especially as they enter full production. A truck is many things. Elon wants to provide the best platform for all this.... and more. This is why I'm here. This is why I am very bullish on my Tesla position in the market. I believe in Elon Musk. peace

 

[CappyJax]

You can easily get some guestimate numbers on that. The power required to take truck (estimated weight) and 14,000 lb trailer up a 10% grade at 60 mph is
((6000 + 14000)/2.2)*9.8*.1*(60*1609/3600)/1000 = 238.963 kW plus the power than goes for drag and rolling resistance, which, while appreciable, is probably relatively small compared to 240 kW. I expect you can deduce the formula from the example to the point you can plug in your own numbers.

Will the CT be able to deliver 250 kW? With a 180 kWh battery perhaps but not probably for a sustained time period.

A 10% grade is pretty rare. Max on highways are around 7%. Denver to the Ike is an average of 2%. The bigger issue I see is that it will take around 160kWh to travel those 58 miles.