All vehicles incur a noticeable efficiency drop when towing a trailer, but while ICE vehicles can get a full tank in minutes, while an electric vehicle will take longer to charge and its reliance on public chargers that may or may not work further dents its appeal. This seems to be the conclusion drawn from this group towing test performed by Edmunds, which pitted ICE and hybrid trucks against the Ford F-150 Lightning.
The task was to pull a trailer carrying a Tesla Model 3 over a set distance, then measure the vehicles’ efficiency at the end. As expected, the best on fuel was the diesel-burning Ram 1500, followed by the Ford F-150 Hybrid and the Chevrolet Silverado with a V8 under the hood.
