If you must tow a heavy load, likelihood is, you will have a pickup truck, or maybe a full-size body-on-frame SUV. These are the one passenger automobiles in the marketplace at present able to towing the heaviest of masses. This implies you solely have a number of choices if you happen to additionally need to go together with an electrical powertrain, and the Ford F-150 Lightning is without doubt one of the high selections. So, how a lot vary do you have to count on to get whereas pulling over 10,000 kilos?

YouTube influencer JerryRigEverything – whose actual identify is Zack Nelson – acquired his arms on a Ford F-150 Lighting electrical truck for towing checks. He thanks Ford for letting him borrow the truck, however makes it clear that the video is not sponsored. The US automaker was simply courageous (or assured) sufficient to provide Zack the truck to place by means of the paces.

Zack lately put his private Rivian R1T electrical truck by means of an identical take a look at, although he did it on a chilly winter day. The R1T is rated to tow as much as 11,000 kilos. Towing and chilly climate labored collectively in opposition to the EV’s effectivity, so it was attention-grabbing to be taught concerning the outcomes. The twin-motor all-wheel-drive Journey truck pulled 10,000 kilos about 100 miles earlier than needing to be charged. 

Within the video on the high of the web page, Zack pulls the identical heavy load, which is definitely 10,700 kilos, with the Ford electrical truck. It is sunny and he is sporting a t-shirt, so it seems just like the F-150 Lightning will get a bonus.

Zack additionally shares that the Ford is sporting road tires (the Rivian had off-road tires) and it has two electrical motors in comparison with the Rivian’s 4, which makes it extra environment friendly. Nonetheless, the F-150 is simply rated to tow as much as 10,000 kilos, so he is overloaded it.

It is most likely an excellent time to ask you to go all the way down to the remark part and place your bets. What number of miles will the F-150 Lightning go?

Ultimately, the F-150 Lightning proves to be impressively environment friendly for what it’s. It tows practically 11,000 kilos 112 miles with about 18 miles left on the vary predictor, so about 130 miles. Nonetheless, issue within the tires and the hotter climate, and it is most likely shut sufficient to the R1T’s towing vary to name this a tie.