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The Best EVs for Towing

Towing is the EV acid test: it roughly halves your range and punishes slow charging twice as hard. These picks are ranked for serious trailer duty (7,500+ lbs), with range and charge speed weighted for the road trips that towing usually implies. The honest fine print: whatever range number you see, plan on half of it with a trailer attached.

Chevrolet Silverado EV

from ~$55k · 493 mi max range · ~25 min 10–80% · CCS port

The range king among electric trucks — up to 493 miles — with 12,500 lbs of towing and 350 kW charging.

✓ AWD comes standard
✓ 493 mi range crushes your ~280 mi target
✓ ~25-min charge stops fit your road-trip habit

⚠ It is enormous. Measure your garage first.

Rivian R1T

from ~$48k used · 420 mi max range · ~30 min 10–80% · CCS port

The adventure truck: massive towing, genuine off-road chops, native NACS, and the best software outside Tesla.

✓ Used from ~$48k — depreciation already paid
✓ AWD comes standard
✓ 420 mi range crushes your ~280 mi target
⚠ Reliability: CR least-reliable list; build quality and HVAC defects

⚠ Towing cuts range roughly in half — plan accordingly.

🔍 Used-buyer check: Gen-1 cars charge slower than gen-2 — check the build date.

Rivian R1S

from ~$55k used · 410 mi max range · ~30 min 10–80% · CCS port

Three rows, serious range, serious trail ability. The family adventure flagship.

✓ Used from ~$55k — depreciation already paid
✓ AWD comes standard
✓ 410 mi range crushes your ~280 mi target
⚠ Reliability: CR least-reliable list; motor and climate failures

🔍 Used-buyer check: Gen-1 cars charge slower than gen-2 — check the build date.

Ford F-150 Lightning (used)

from ~$36k used · 320 mi max range · ~40 min 10–80% · CCS port

Ford killed it at the end of 2025, so depreciation is savage — a real F-150 with a hot-tub frunk for mid-size-truck money.

✓ Used from ~$36k — depreciation already paid
✓ AWD comes standard
✓ 320 mi comfortably covers your ~280 mi target
⚠ Reliability: Below-average reliability; big park-module recall

⚠ Production ended December 2025 (Ford pivoted to an EREV truck). Buy used or remaining inventory — parts and warranty support continue.

Tesla Cybertruck

from ~$58k used · 325 mi max range · ~35 min 10–80% · NACS port

Nothing else tows 11,000 lbs while looking like it escaped a PlayStation cutscene, and Supercharger access is effortless.

✓ Used from ~$58k — depreciation already paid
✓ AWD comes standard
✓ 325 mi comfortably covers your ~280 mi target
⚠ Reliability: Long recall sheet across its first two years

⚠ Resale values fell 30–45% in year one, and the 11,000-lb tow rating needs the pricier AWD trims.

🔍 Used-buyer check: Verify all recall work is completed — the list is long.

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