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Tesla Cybertruck Owner Tries Towing A Model 3 While Charging It. Here’s What Happened

Most, if not all, electric pickup trucks for sale today in the United States have some sort of power export feature that allows owners to plug tools or any sort of electrical equipment into a socket and use the truck as a mobile generator. It's a great feature that helps electric vehicles evolve from just being cars to on-the-go batteries.

The Tesla Cybertruck is one of those EVs, offering a total of five outlets and a maximum continuous output of 9.6 kilowatts. Four of those outlets are rated at 120 volts and 20 amps, while the fifth–located in the bed–is rated at 240V and 40 amps. And it’s the latter that can transform the angular electric pickup into the perfect recovery rig for stranded EVs, as one owner found out.

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