Tesla Cybertruck Will Most Likely Be Classified As A Medium-Duty Pickup Truck

Tesla has advised California regulators which the production version of the Cybertruck will be eligible as a “Class 2B-3” medium-duty pickup truck.

“While we haven’t yet started production of the Cybertruckwe expect it to have a towing capacity of 7,500-14,000+ lbs., and it should really likely be eligible as a ‘Class 2B-3’ medium-duty car,” Tesla stated in a letter into the California Air Resources Board, first seen by Automotive News.

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This means that Tesla’s electric truck will fall to a different section compared to F-150, to which was compared on a highly criticized stunt video showing the Cybertruck drugging the Ford in a tug-of-war competition.

Critics said at the time that the contrast was unfair since it appeared the Ford F-150 to the video proved to be a two-wheel drive model and the Cybertruck was rumored to be much milder.

The 2B classification covers pickup trucks with a gross vehicle weight rating of between 8,501 to 10,000 lbs, and includes models such as the Ford F-250 Super Duty, Ram 2500 and Chevrolet Silverado 2500.

While Elon Musk promised that the Tesla Cybertruck will violate the Ford F-150 in virtually every single metric figure -which for now it seems like it will , the simple fact that their truck will be from the section above implies that its specs ought to be compared to models such as the F-250 rather than

Ford’s medium-duty truck features a max payload of 4,260 lbs plus a tow rating of 19,500 lbs with a gas engine, whereas the diesel version delivers a payload of 3,940 lbs plus a towing capacity of 22,800 lbs. Both versions beat on the Cybertruck’s anticipated towing evaluation of more than 14,000 lbs and payload of 3,500 lbs.