I got curious about towing. In order from most towing weight to least ("cargo" is my word for what the pickup bed can carry):
- Ford F250: $63K, 11 tons towing, 2? tons cargo.
- Ford F450: $50K, 10.5 tons towing, 3 tons cargo.
- Ram 3500: $35K, 7.5 tons towing, >2 tons cargo.
- Ram 2500: $34K, 7.5 tons towing, 2 tons cargo.
- CT Tricycle: $70K, 7 tons towing, <2 tons cargo.
- Ford F350: $36K, 6.5 tons towing, 2 tons cargo.
- TCT Dual: $50K, 5 tons towing, <2 tons cargo.
- Ford F150: $48K, 4 tons towing, <1 ton cargo.
- CT Single: $40K, <4 tons towing, <2 tons cargo.
- Ram 1500: $32K, 3 tons towing, 1 ton cargo.*
It gets more complicated, because, for instance, the Ram website says "see dealer" to put add-ons that double towing; the web site doesn't really say what that means. And the website quotes the no-addons price for a model and then gives the max towing for that line but has a footnote "with addon bla bla bla" but doesn't have a button that tells you what that addon costs. Scammy.
Tesla has the "Tri Motor", which sounds like you are trying, tricycle, or trisexual or something. I think it's bad marketing. I know they started with the Dual Motor back in the days of the 85 (Tesla P85D and such), but for marketing reasons, it seems like a bad idea to use the available prefix for the next step up in motor count. I am trying to think of better marketing names than "Tri Motor": let's say "3 motor". Well, it's not a big change, but I think it counts. Tesla: take out the "Tri Motor" marketing. That "Tri" hurts.
Here is Ford's F150 towing brochure:
https://www.ford.com/cmslibs/conten...eneral/pdf/guides/21Towing_Ford_F150_Dec3.pdf
It looks like the EcoBoost is the obvious F150 to get for towing, so I'll spec that. Well, no, I can't figure out its price, and mechanics don't like it. I found a dealer and hit the top F150 on the page so got what I put above.
While doing this, I realized the F250 is the towing favorite for Ford models, since it specs out a high range of towing capabilities that the higher models don't seem to talk about much. With the high configurability of the entire Ford lineup, that makes me think I just didn't research enough, and that a properly equipped F350, F450, or higher Ford model would be able to tow way more than anything above.
Ok, let me say it. The "Tesla Tri" only tows 7 tons. Time for a "Tesla Quad" that goes up in the 10 ton tow range? Push it even ... 12 or 13 tons tow? Even 14 tons tow. The F250 has a top-spec of 14 tons tow, but I couldn't figure out how to price that out. How about 3 axles with 4 or more motors? That would add weight and allow less pressure on the roadways. Or, even do something odd like what a lowboy trailer does and have a full-width line of tires (they have 8 tires on one "axle"). Anyway, just talking out loud here. Hold that off until later I suppose is the plan. Or just let Ford or Ram do it (when they offer electric).